Goodbyes

Today was bittersweet. I was so sad to leave UK, but I am excited to be home and see all my hometown friends. The time I spent with GEAR UP was amazing and I couldn't ask for a better experience. I am glad I meet the people I did, and made the friends I did. If someone had asked me what I would like to do differently if I had the chance to go back, I wouldn't change a thing. I feel like if I changed anything that the experience wouldn't have been the same, because I started this program alone, but I finished with a family that I wouldn't trade for the world.

The End

Yesterday was the last day for everything, all the classes are over and we decided to go to a Legends Baseball game and out to Golden Coral, It was nice ,but we are leaving today. I am preparing the last parts for my speech at the showcase tonight. I'm really excited to see my parents and my little bro and my uncle. I already know I'm going to cry, I'm going to miss everyone.

Final Days

Kaitlyn and Taylor

Today was the final day of my World Music, Photography and Communication classes, which happened to be my favorites of all. Tomorrow is my last class of EDU and Acting, I;m sad that it;s the last day for acting, but not so much EDU. I also found out that I was chosen to do a speech I did for my communications class to represent my group (101) at the Final showcase, I'm pretty excited.

Long Walks

I'm writing this blog earlier than I usually do only because I have nothing else to do. But in 10 minutes we are all going on a 2 hour whole campus tour, and supposedly it's a 4 mile walk. I'll be adding a photo later.

Colt, Taco and Donavan

Dull Days and New Electives

Kaitlyn playing guitar

Today really wasn't exciting, the only things I liked about today are that I had World Music class and Photo Lit. I also have a new elective called Marketing Me, which just is basically about ourselves. And by tomorrow night we need to have a 2-4 page autobiography about ourselves finished, and I haven't even started. Wish me luck.

Olymipics

Yesterday we had the second and last round of Olympics. Our team was second last week, but we ended up losing. The events were fun, and I was a finalist in noodle javelin. Out of our team I got the highest score for my throws, and I'm proud. That was about it.

Fun picture from yesterday

Ecuadorians and Dance Parties

My Ecuadorian class

Yesterday we did this thing called Ecuador Exchange, which was where we had 29 native Ecuadorians; who are studying to get their teaching degrees, teach us  about their culture. We got to dance salsa in a big group, we all got beautifully made bracelet, and we got to take pictures. We also had a dance party that happened from 9-11:30. It was a lot of fun to dance and hang out with friends.