Hola! Me llamo Abigail :)
Okay, no Spanish yet. I was just recently accepted into AFS Argentina one year program, and more excited, and incredibly nervous, then ever. I want to go abroad for so many reasons, one being that i love meeting new people, and i love a challenge. I am confident and i am strong. I know i can do this, i just have to remind myself (and my family) sometimes.
I leave July 27th, so exciting. It seems that with each day that goes by, i am reminded of what i will miss the year that i am gone, but i also am reminded of what i will gain. I am so excited to dance the infamous tango on las calles of Argentina + meet new people that will hopefully will be friends for life. I am so excited to wrap my arms around my new familia! + immerse myself in a whole new culture then my own. I am so excited to be a part of something so much larger then myself.
I want to teach, learn, laugh, and understand much more about myself and others around me. I find it very strange that before i leave, i wont want to say goodbye to my American family, and am positive when June 2010 comes rolling around, i will not want to say goodbye to my new, exciting, and loving 2nd family in Argentina. To even think that in a short couple months my world will be completely turned around makes me overwhelmed, but extremely happy! This is what i have wanted, and this is what i will do.
Amor y Paz,
Abigail Mauck
