Ever since 2003, when I took my first trip to England, I have loved to travel. Before graduating from high school, I never did have much of an opportunity to explore the world outside of the United States, as my parents didn't like flying very much. My first near-experience with international travel came in 2011, when my senior year class was planning on visiting Egypt with our humanities instructor. However, the September 11th tragedy blocked that plan. However, this did not dissuade me from wanting to see the world.
When I attended my undergraduate studies at the University of Massachusetts in Boston, I obtained my passport and took my first "real" trip out of the country--to England. I made frequent trips out to the country, and spent a semester abroad in Falmer, studying at the University of Sussex, and spending a weekend in Paris before returning to Boston, MA to complete my Bachelor's degree in 2006.
Then, the real world hit. When I moved out on my own, I had to work two jobs to pay the bills, so traveling was pushed aside temporarily. One of these jobs was as a veterinary technician at the clinic that my parents had brought our pets to while I was a child. Eventually, I wanted to do more than technicians were allowed to do, so I applied to various veterinary schools. In 2010, I was packing all my belongings into 2 suitcases yet again and moving down to the Caribbean island, St. Kitts, to attend the didactic portion of veterinary school through Ross University. Three years later, I returned to the United States, to complete my final year in Urbana, IL through the University of Illinois. I blogged extensively about this experience in "A Story of a Ross University Vet Student."
Who knows where life will take me from here, but I want to make sure I keep track of my travels from now on--there's too much of the world to see to let it become a distant memory.
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