Britain is calling...

What is it with me and green blogs? If you haven't seen my other blog already, titled "Unfortunately, Famous", you'll see what I'm talking about.

Anywho, because I've been getting into blogging lately--and since no one but Meg ever reads my blog anyway--I decided to make this blog about my upcoming study abroad trip to Scotland and England. Yep, I am going to Great Britain. It is calling me...calling me...

Okay, enough wimsy for this blog entry. To start off, my trip will be from June 12th to June 30th. I'm leaving from the Nashville airport since it's the closest. I'm going on a trip with the Cooperative Center for Study Abroad (CCSA). It's their Scotland/England summer trip. I haven't gotten my tickets yet, but I think I'll get them soon. There's so much to do before I leave. I actually made a list of stuff to do, and believe me when I tell you it was a lot longer than this not too long ago.

Stuff to Do:
1.) Finish and send off study abroad scholarship that's worth $500--due March 15th
2.) Send copy of first 2 pages of passport to CCSA central office (when I get passport)
3.) Make appointment with study abroad advisor at school to fill out forms--March 31st
4.) Get luggage from my brother
5.) Finish buying stuff I need for the trip (mostly travel stuff)
6.) Finalize packing list
7.) Get money in form of traveler's checks, cash (both US and British currency), and ATM card
8.) Activate international service on cell phone--to do right before I leave
9.) Plan out Oxford day trip (explanation to come later!)

So what will this blog be for? Well, mostly to help me plan out the little details of my trip (even though I have a thread on one my friend's message boards for that), but also give updates and thoughts on the trip. And of course, this blog will be used to record the trip itself. I'm hoping to post pictures and even video on this blog. As part of the scholarship agreement, you have to pick a project to do after you get back. I love filmmaking, so I thought why not make some videos of my trip and make them available for other possible study-abroaders to see? Since this blog comes equipped with an RSS feed, it'll be easier to post them here.

This blog will also be a way for my friends and family to keep track of where I am and what I'm doing. I might not have a chance to phone them or IM them as often as I'd like to, but I will have internet access to most of the places I'll be at.

So keep on checking this blog. It'll be updated frequently with, well, updates. But I'll also post pictures and tell you about things the central office sends me. Great Britain is calling for me...and soon I shall be there.

Until then, though, check out www.ccsa.cc and click on Scotland/England for info about my trip. Look around the site for other trips available (they have some good ones), travel tools, student handbooks, student reflections, and pictures from past trips.