In every study abroad application there is a section to write a descriptive personal statement. In this statement you are supposed to explain your reason for studying abroad and how it will directly relate to your academic degree program. Today I started this personal statement and I found that I didn't know where to begin or how to explain myself. I kept staring at a painfully blank paper. Then I started panicking. Did I even have a justifiable reason to go abroad? Blank paper. I got so frustrated I started talking out loud, "Why do you want to study abroad at Bond University, Rachel?"...And then something inside me just unlocked. My mind flooded with all the reasons that I wanted to take my studies to Australia:
-To adapt to a new culture and society in a vastly different environment
-To inspire myself to leave my comfort zone
-To motivate myself to follow through with my own personal fitness goals
-To make memories that will last a lifetime
-To explore new and different fitness venues
-To quench my thirst for travel
-To inspire my friends, family, and class mates to try something new
-To distinguish my resume
-To make new friends and connections
-To fulfill a life-long dream
-To have a big adventure
-To grow as an individual and fitness professional
-To challenge myself in a new setting
-To see new sites and landmarks
-To discover myself and what I'm capable of
...I couldn't not think of a reason for me to study abroad. I want this more than a package of bobby pins wants to go missing! I know I want to study at Bond University. I mean, if I didn't want to go abroad then I wouldn't have gone looking for a way to make it possible. I guess sometimes it's the simple questions that stump you. I'm glad that it didn't stump me for long. I was meant to do this. Every day that I get closer to going to Australia, I get closer to touching a dream. It's unreal right now, but that feeling won't be permanent. This isn't like my dream to literally run into Zac Efron during a good hair day. Not only is going abroad actually possible, it's going to happen!
Follow me on my journey to fitness while pursuing a life-long dream of studying abroad in Australia! Throughout the next 8 months I will be sharing with you my fitness goals/inspirations, my process of getting to Australia, and (hopefully) my experience abroad at Bond University in Gold Coast, Australia!
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