This is the first in a series of posts on the greatest adventure I've ever attempted in my life. Next week I travel to the Dominican Republic for a three month study abroad program.
I started this blog to keep a record of my travels, and to keep my friends and loved ones up on what I'm doing. If I find some other readers along the way, cool.
Some quick basics on me and this study abroad thing I'm doing.
I'm Chris, an American student living in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. I'm 29 and I attend San Jose State University, where I am majoring in global studies with a double minor in journalism and Spanish.
Global studies majors at SJSU are required to do a study abroad program to graduate. We must pick a global region that corresponds to our area of focus and second language (or in some cases, third or fourth or fifth...) to travel to. I chose the Dominican Republic, a destination that not many people understand or even know exists. I'll get into the details of why I chose the D.R., what I'm studying, and how I'm getting there in future posts.
This fall I am studying at La Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) in Santo Domingo, the D.R.'s capital city. I am also doing a research internship on baseball in the country. Baseball is more than a sport in the D.R.; it's life. Baseball is also my life, which I will also discuss in detail later on.
I leave for Santo Domingo September 2. Until then, I'll be getting ready to go. Packing. Gathering all my necessities: bug spray, sunscreen, and Immodium--for traveler's diarrhea. It's fun. Working on assignments for an online class I'm taking at SJSU this fall. And teaching my final lessons at my day job as a swim coach. (I promise you we'll get to all that).
Every good story needs a prologue and my Dominican story has yet to be written. This coming week will be the prologue.
Thanks for reading and I hope I keep you all interested in my autumn in the Dominican Republic.
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