So I've decided to start a blog for my summer study abroad trip to
Germany! The grant I received actually requires that I blog once a month
so I might as well try to make it a regular habit while I'm abroad.
hehe.
A little background information:
I will be participating in the University of Kansas' Language Institute in Holzkirchen, Germany. This program is language and culture intensive and allows for me to take 9 credit hours (three classes) while living in Germany for the summer. I will be staying with a host family for 7 weeks while attending classes, and the first week the entire group will be traveling around to Berlin, Bonn, and Cologne before classes start.
After this summer, I will be a senior Economics and German double major at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, and this program fulfills the remaining credits needed to complete my German major.
The only way I am able to participate in this program is thanks to the Honors College at my home university. I was gratefully awarded both the Honors College Traditional Study Abroad Grant for $4,500 and the Libby Finch Study Abroad Award in the amount of $6,000. Of course, I could only accept one award, and it's not hard to figure out which one I accepted !
Anyways, I hope this blog will be a good way to document and share my trip with everyone ! I plan on making the most of this experience and enjoying every single day !!
Bis dann!
Katie
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Read more from Katie at http://deutschlandwanderlust.blogspot.com/
Find out more about the KU Language Institute in Holzkirchen, Germany at https://studyabroad.ku.edu/language-institute-holzkirchen-germany
