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My name is Brianna Moczynski from South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and instead of spending my summer on the computer listening to my friends complain about school while I dream about traveling... I want to make my dreams come true! My goal is to spend my Junior-Senior summer in Argentina perfecting (or at least practicing) my Spanish skills.
You know, it's really kind of funny: when I first began to learn Spanish, I did so begrudgingly. I knew that I wanted to learn another language and decided to start with Spanish just because it looked good on a college application and after the two semesters recommended by most colleges, I wanted to switch to German. Well, I can officially now say that ignorance is not bliss! Now, after having taken a total of five semesters in Spanish and starting my sixth, having traveled to Spain for a twelve day trip with my school in April last year, and having had my mind boggled with the awe-inspiring stories from past AFS students, I decided on two things:
- To spend my summer, not in front of the computer or T.V., but instead with a host family in a foreign country as I study abroad, meet a whole new network of people and friends, all while practicing my Spanish!
- To learn German... and about seven other languages too!
Although I may be so excited, I am also a bit apprehensive, although for reasons that may surprise you...
Having already been to Spain and having lived with a host family for four days, I have become pretty confident in my abilities to speak Spanish (more or less efficiently), as well as my ability play charades... what worries me though is how I might fund my trip as my family will have trouble paying for my trip on our own. Personally, I have begun small, using bake sales, babysitting, and cook-outs in attempt to raise money for my trip, and grown to haven taken full advantage of any and all scholarship opportunities offered to me through AFS, financial aid, as well as using this blog as a way to communicate to a much larger audience in hopes for a small donation to my trip!
If you are interested in helping me reach my goal of spending a summer abroad in Argentina where I would stay with a host family and even go to school for two and a half months this summer, I would be beyond words with gratitude! Any donation, as small as even $1.00 can, and will help me in reaching this goal! If you are willing to donate $25, I will personally send you a postcard from Argentina with a highlight of my trip (provided you are willing to E-mail me your address of course), for a donation of $50 I will return from Argentina with a small gift as a token of my appreciation (such as a pin or key chain [and a few stories of course!]) for you, and, for a $100 dollar donation I will make you your very own 12-month Argentina calendar with pictures I take during my time there with a different photo each month! Everyone who donates will be eligible to receive a newsletter from me as I study abroad! (Details on this later!). Through this blog, I hope to raise at least $1,000 USD for my trip. Thank you so much for everything! My family and I appreciate it!
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