As you may be aware, I'm about to leave the UK for quite a while. My university course requires me to spend 18 months of studying abroad, which is pretty awesome. I thought it would be a cool idea to write a blog about it, to keep people posted on how its all going and as a sort of pseudo-journalistic challenge.
Between 9th April and 22nd June I'll be in León, a small city 3 hours northwest of Madrid. I'll be studying at the uni there, living with a family for the first two week then probably getting a flat with some people. Its probably going to end up like a glorified school trip but I hope to make the most of it and finally reach a good level of Spanish, and use it as a stepping stone for Brazil.
Following this, I have a short, probably very frantic few weeks in the UK, before flying off to Rio de Janeiro on July 23rd and perhaps not returing 'till the following July (although Xmas back in Wales is a possibility). In Rio I'll be studying at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, apparently a good uni, I didn't have much say in choosing it to be honest. I get three months off for Christmas so I hope to be able to visit some old haunts down south in Argentina, and maybe some new places further north such as Colombia. Can't wait to go, and I'll hope to have some cool stories to tell on living abroad and all the challenges and fun that goes with it.
So thats it for now - and keep an eye out for the first post.
Cheers!
Jack
