Sola en Sonora

Adventures of living abroad on my own

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Back home again

Just a quick udpate...
I have been back in the US since July 9...A little over a month, but it feels like it's been much longer since I was in Mexico. After playing in Colorado and Iowa with friends and family, as well as getting some moving/transition details taken care of plus a little school work, I am finally in Bowling Green, Ohio for my second year of the graduate program. I found a place to live: it's an self-contained apartment on the second floor of an house with LOTS of great windows. It pretty much feels like an big tree house since I get to look out at all the green (which is nice to see again!). Graduate Assistant training is this week, and the 25th classes start, so soon it will be the full swing again! One of these days, I will soon start blogging again, either on this one or a new one, but until then, I wanted to at least post that I am now in country again.
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Blog Background

Starting August 2007, I will studying at the Universidad de Sonora (UNISON) in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico for the first year of my graduate program in Spanish. In the summer of 2008, I will return to the United States and go to Ohio to complete the second year of my Master's program. As an undergrad, I lived and studied in Denia, Spain for a semester and loved the experience. Ever since, I have wanted the opportunity to live abroad again. Mexico is an ideal location for me as Denver, CO has a very large Mexican population. For the past five years, I have taught 3rd grade in a bilingual classroom and the vast majority of my students have been of Mexican descent. I plan to return to return to Colorado upon completion of my studies and I believe this experience will make me better able to serve. I am using this blog to help document the year for myself, share my experience with family and friends, and be a reference for other students planning to study abroad in Sonora and/or elsewhere.