Rolling in the Deep.

I've been training for a half marathon in June and I must say my body is killllling me. Running has become more enjoyable than it ever has, however I also dread it too. I wonder if this is what professional athletes, specifically runners, go through when training. Not that I should compare my daily run to any kind of professional training for some millionaire athlete.

Tonight is the orientation meeting for WorkART, and I'm excited to get the ball rolling. My plane ticket has been purchased, my housing arrangements have been made, and now I find out more details about the program. This has been such a different experience to what my first study abroad program was when I went to Greece. SPAN, the research abroad program, had two meetings and individual group meetings throughout the year. I was living with a group of six in Athens, Greece, and we all became a big family, learning the city together. With WorkArt, everything is so much more independent. Everyone will be staying in different cities throughout Germany. Once we travel over the Atlantic by ourselves, there isn't much interaction with the group except for online communication. Crazy. I'm pumped! :) With graduating soon and thinking about traveling to a new part of the States (or new part of the world), this opportunity to go to Germany for a month and a half by myself will help the transition. I'll get a taste of independence with work involved, and it's really wonderful to have this amazing chance!