As the final days before my big trip to Ireland and London come to a halt, I start to feel the panic coming on. I am so excited and nervous at the same time—I can barely contain my emotions while talking about it. I’m so excited; I got work up at 1:00am this morning to finish this blog. I’ve been counting down the days and probably annoying a lot of people while doing so.

I decided that in order to calm my nerves, I should write about why I chose to do this study abroad experience in the first place, and how I’m preparing for it. I hope it may help any students thinking about studying abroad in the future.

After many years of telling myself that it was something I should do, I have decided that it's time for me to begin blogging. I believe I have some interesting insight to provide regarding personal branding as an almost-college graduate who has had the advantage of being on the other side interviews (the employer). Truth be told: I'm mostly excited to journal my adventures while studying abroad this winter!