{"id":1155,"date":"2018-07-03T12:10:45","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T16:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/?p=1155"},"modified":"2018-07-03T12:10:45","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T16:10:45","slug":"my-kenya-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/2018\/07\/03\/my-kenya-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"My Kenya Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I had the amazing opportunity to go to Kenya this summer. This trip was unique because\u00a0we were working with entrepreneurs with HIV AIDS to innovate for their small businesses.\u00a0While abroad I met incredible people, like my entrepreneur partner, Jane. I was also able to learn\u00a0about myself by reflecting on my experiences. We were immersed in their culture throughout the\u00a0trip. Some of my favorite experiences include the three day safari on the Maasai Mara, the home\u00a0visit with Jane, and our city life experiences. I cherish my new friendships with the people who\u00a0went on the trip with me; we went as almost strangers but came back having shared a life experience. I believe this trip afforded me the chance to grow and develop my own values and\u00a0how I look at the world around me. It is interesting to be the person traveling because you get to\u00a0see a new world different from your own which opens your eyes to look differently at the world\u00a0you call home.<\/p>\n

One thing I did not expect was all the misguided advise I got from all of friends and\u00a0family. When you study abroad people give you the all the tips before you go, tips you never\u00a0asked for. They seem to feel this need to share with you like you are an innocent and uneducated\u00a0child, which is true more than you realize or want to admit. No matter how much you prepare, studying, reading, practicing beforehand, you do not actually understand what is going to\u00a0happen. The issue is that usually people are not aware or educated enough to be giving you\u00a0advice either. As cheesy as it is, I\u2019m very glad I had a pre-trip class and outstanding professors to\u00a0help guide me and prepare me as best they could. Yet there are still moments that you cannot\u00a0prepare for, they are different for everyone– which is what makes the whole experience so\u00a0priceless.<\/p>\n

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There is this known, but un-described, part to studying abroad, a part that touches your\u00a0soul. It changes you on a level that you cannot quite grasp or understand even in the tiny recesses\u00a0of your mind. It\u2019s perplexing to feel something so real yet you can\u2019t seem to put your finger on\u00a0what is different, what has changed you, or how to resolve it with who you are. The most\u00a0important thing you can do to prepare for a trip abroad is to open your mind and plan to be\u00a0surprised in good ways and bad ways– it\u2019s an emotional rollercoaster but well worth it. It was\u00a0extremely helpful to be able to call my family and talk to them when I was really struggling with\u00a0different parts of our group project.<\/p>\n

I believe that this was one of my most formative life experiences up to this point and am\u00a0hugely grateful to be able to have gone through it with the emotional, educational, and financial\u00a0support of my friends, family, professors, EduAfrica, UTC Study Abroad office, and all the other\u00a0people who helped make it possible. I loved every second of my experience and would go back\u00a0in a heartbeat. It was priceless and truly a once in a lifetime opportunity– including all the\u00a0horrendously beautiful complications and missteps. To anyone who is not sure if they want to go\u00a0on a study abroad trip: \u201cGo. You never know when you\u2019ll have this chance again. It\u2019s one you\u00a0don\u2019t want to miss.\u201d<\/p>\n

Isabel Gray is majoring in Biology (pre-professional) with minors in Public Admin\/Non-profit and Spanish<\/em>. She participated in a faculty-led trip to Kenya through the College of Business and Honors College in May, 2018. Isabel had the following to say about her time abroad, “I loved every second of my experience and would go back in a heartbeat; it was priceless and truly a once in a lifetime opportunity – including all the horrendously beautiful complications and missteps.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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