I dropped out of school, sold my contract, paid a deposit, am slowly learning spanish, bought a plane ticket, mentally preparing myself for shots next week, sent boxes home to AZ, and putting my winter coats and boots back in the boxes.... WHY?
BECAUSE I"M GOING TO PERU NEXT SEMESTER!
yup, it's true! Can you believe it? Me neither. My roommate Talia and I are taking an adventure down to Cuzco, Peru. I will be working in medical clinics and Talia is going to be working in orphanages. We are living with a Peruvian family, learning 2 hours of spanish per day, and hopefully will have one of the greatest experiences of our lives! I am SOOOO excited. I can't believe it's really happening.
I received an email from the program we are going with and it said that I will be working in medical clinics for low-income families, they see about 80-100 people per day, and 10-20 of them are emergencies, 12 doctors (foreign and native) and 5-7 nurses! ahhhh! I am stoked. Kinda nervous, who knows what I'll see.... but it will only enhance my knowledge!
So, Utah State will just have to wait for Natalie to return in August 2010, hopefully moreso fluent in spanish, have a new found love for the South American people, and maybe a few shades darker..... Can January 16th come any faster?