Bienvenidos to My Blog!

I am once again embarking on an adventure to a far away land. This time I will be spending a year as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar in Valparaíso, Chile. I leave on February 3, 2009 and will be in Santiago for the first month attending language school and living with a family. After that, I will head over to Valpo to start my studies at Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso aka PUCV. I will also be getting involved in a service project through my host Rotary Club of Playa Ancha (I am SUPER excited about this!!).

In preparation for my departure, I have been soaking up as much time as possible with my family, friends and boyfriend, Kevin. I currently live in Playa Del Rey, California and will miss my apartment and of course, the beach. Since graduation from Cal Lutheran in 2006, I’ve worked at a couple different law firms and have yet to confirm whether or not law is for me. Chile, I’m hoping, will help me figure that out.

Despite my nerves, I am extremely excited and thankful to have the opportunity to serve as an Ambassadorial Scholar. I am the first from my home club of Thousand Oaks. Thanks to their support, I feel I am well prepared to be an Ambassadorial Scholar dedicated to “Service Above Self.”

I am a newbie to blogging, but I will try to update this as often as possible and please post comments!