Hello Everyone!

After years of reading other people's blogs, I have finally decided to start my own! Primarily, I want this to be a space where I can chronicle my study abroad and communicate all the incredible things I'm discovering to you, my awesome friends and family. I'm still trying to get the hang of this, so bear with me!

My study is through the South India Term Abroad Program. Every year 15 students from different universities in the U.S. travel to Madurai, India, to study abroad for either a semester or year (I am a semester student). We take classes at the SITA center, explore the city and region as a group and as individuals, and live with a host family. My host is a family of four, with two children Maggie and Jane's ages. I think it would be so cool if I could get Maggie and Jane to pen-pal with Kogil and Sruthi (son and daughter, respectively). We'll see!

I plan on posting fairly often, depending on availability of internet and time. The SITA center has internet access and my class schedule is the typical block schedule, so it shouldn't be an issue. However, it would be a horrible misuse of adventure if I spent my Indian days in front of a computer! Enough said!

Please, please comment and ask questions and don't take anything I say too seriously, both because text does not convey sarcasm well and Goodness knows I have no idea what I'm getting myself into. :)

Wish me luck, and keep in touch!