First Seminar

Yesterday I went to the first Intercordia seminar. It was quite the experience. The whole group felt a mixture of being overwhelmed and excited. We did all sorts of activities to get to know each other. I think we're a great group. We had a presentation on the diiferent country placements. It's a difficult decision but at the same time we know that wherever we'll end up being will be a great adventure. I'm pretty set on Latin America. Not just because it's a great opportunity to work on my spanish but also because I am inexplainably attracted to that part of the world. I would also really like to go to Africa, and I know I will one day, but now is not the time yet. Anyways, we should know our placement in a couple of days which I'm extremely excited about! It will make everything so much more real. Another thing we learned at the seminar is to live each day in the present. Which is hard because I can't wait for it to be May to start this experience. So I'll have to make an effort to just enjoy and concentrate on today. Some of last year's Intercordians were at the seminar to talk about their experience and it was really inspiring. They all lived completely different lives but at the same time they were all deeply affected by their time abroad. I am so grateful to be living this experience, it will certainly be life changing!