It began when I was a small child listening to the guest missionary speakers at my childhood church. I saw their pictures and I began to wonder about the rest of the world.
Next came the globe game I would play with my siblings. We would spin the globe, put our finger on it, and where ever it landed, that was where we would have to live. So I began to imagine what my life would be like if I lived in one of those places.
Time went on and I met more and more people from more and more places... My Dad's Indonesian coworker who gave us a dyed cloth that I had to move every time I dusted our living room. My Grandparents Swiss friend who spoke 7 languages. The people who spoke Spanish and talked about "cinco Granny Smith" apples at the Dallas Farmers' Market. Missionaries, globes, maps, books, and before you knew it I was hooked. I knew that one day I would explore it for myself.
My exploring started with a trip to Mexico when I was 11. Then for years I only dreamed about the next time I could go on a world wide adventure. But finally, I went to Germany on a school trip for 10 days over Spring Break in March 2013. And now, there are only green lights for me to spend a whole semester in South Korea at Soonchunhyang University 2 hours south of Seoul.
Wow! Exploring, having adventures, and wandering around the world are the beginnings of what look to be an exciting life of new people, places, ideas, and blog posts! Please join me as as I share experiences, ideas, and pictures of my wild world wanderings!
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