SSU Travels the World

During my last week at home I hardly had any time to think or do anything aside from my Europe work. I would sit on my couch with books scattered around me, reading, thinking, writing, rereading, rethinking, and then rewriting. I was learning so much in such a short period of time and yet the more I would learn, the more I realized I didn’t know.
I have been excited to go to Europe since I first knew that SSU offered this trip. Mainly I thought about how much fun it would be traveling with a big group of friends (though I realize there will be times where I can’t stand it) and how amazing my experience would be through the exploration of cities I had only dreamed about. But as I prepare to leave during this week at SSU, I find myself growing more and more excited about the academics. I hope to get the most out of this trip (but who doesn’t?) and I am really looking forward to being able to go to these places of history in a mind where I know some of the background attached to them and with the eagerness to learn more. This pre-trip preparation, though tedious as it may be, has been invaluable in teaching me the generalities of art and European culture, while still leaving me with a thirst to know more.