So...let's say you just got accepted by AFS for a year-long study abroad program in the country of your dreams. The next step is deciding what to pack. To make things interesting, let's say you can only bring 3 of your most prized possessions. What will you pack? Pictures of your dog? Your ipod? Your electric toothbrush? Click the comment link below to list your answers and see what others are saying.April 2008 Archives
So...let's say you just got accepted by AFS for a year-long study abroad program in the country of your dreams. The next step is deciding what to pack. To make things interesting, let's say you can only bring 3 of your most prized possessions. What will you pack? Pictures of your dog? Your ipod? Your electric toothbrush? Click the comment link below to list your answers and see what others are saying.
On Saturday we woke up not having any real plans for the day. We thought maybe we would go down to the beach but other than that nothing definite. Instead after breakfast Rebecca's dad and uncle decided we would go snowmobiling. It was pretty much the most amazing thing. Ever. We spent around three hours going up and down mountains and around fjörds. The West Fjörds were carved out by glaciers so the tops of the mountains are all flat. This makes it quite easy to get around by snowmobile. It's hard to tell that you're on top of a mountain because it just looks like a big icy, tundra field. I wasn't really all that scared. It was just really really fun. I have a DVD of the whole thing, thanks to Rebecca's dad, if anyone's interested. It's actually quite funny to watch. My legs were so sore after the fact though...read moreAFS offers year programs to Iceland.
BRUSSELS AND PARIS!!It was the week for city trips! Spring break is here and I've had tons of fun!! I started the week doing homework and giving English lessons and saw a couple movies. Wednesday night a friend came over and my host sister and I made dinner and we all watched a movie. Thursday morning my friend and I went to Brussels for the day and toured around. We spent most of the day in a museum of musical instruments. They gave us headphones when we got there and then you walk around and everytime you pass the different displays infared technology sends signals to your headphones and you can here the noises the instruments makes..it was lots of fun. It was rainy in Brussels so we didn't do too much outside but I saw a few touristy places throughout the city. Friday morning I left the house at quarter to seven on my way to Paris. I got to Paris late morning and met Jeanine there. We stayed one night and had tons of fun... read more
AFS offers year programs to Belgium.
