The first time I left the country was when I was in elementary school. I camped on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. It was fascinating. The money was different, they put gravy and cheese on their French fries and someone tried to talk to me in French. I had no idea what she was saying, but it was the first time I'd heard another language spoken fluently. It sounded wonderful.
Since then I've been back to Canada a handful of times, I've been to Europe and I even spent half a year in Australia. I've come to love traveling. I even enjoy coming to Ithaca from my home in New England. My roommate speaks another language sometimes when she calls soda "pop" or lolly pops "suckers." Nothing is more amazing than seeing just how different people can be. But, at the same time, I love see just how similar people around the world are.
This and some other reasons are why I chose to take International Communications this semester. I suppose I should also mention I'm taking Issues in the News as well. After all, that is what this blog is for. The world is nuts and insanely complicated. How we make sense of everything and how we connect to one another is just the beginning of what these classes are about. I've never blogged before, but I think I'll enjoy sharing my thoughts on stuff going on around the world. Nothing is more fascinating than human thoughts, of course.
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