Raise your hand if you're excited but lazy

I'm happy to report that I will be going to Nepal for a Physical Therapy internship in the fall! I'm so excited AHHH!!!! However, as excited as I am, I'm also quite lazy right now and not in the mood to write a full post on my decision yet. So, I will copy my essay (not really) that I used to apply for a correspondent scholarship through the program. It may cover 3% of my total cost if I get it. Woo!



I have always been fascinated by the idea of travel. To get away from the hum-
drum of normal life and go somewhere new, that prospect has always caught my
attention and imagination. However, soon after leaving for my first mission trip out of
the country I quickly realized that the realities of traveling are quite different from what I
often romanticize in my mind. Different, yes, and much more valuable.

I have had many different experiences during my travels abroad. I’ve learned to
try things that make me uncomfortable, love people who scare me at first consideration,
and cope with being mistreated and misunderstood. I’ve learned to express compassion
and acceptance without the convenience of a common language and found that often it is
more easily conveyed without words. I have embraced, albeit sometimes reluctantly at
first, cultures much different from my own and gained perspective I never knew I didn’t
have. These few treasures and lessons I have expressed only scratch the surface of my
passion and love for the people and places I have encountered.

In a world so obsessed with the fastest, latest information we can miss some of
the most simple, profound experiences around us. I want to showcase these experiences,
from the laugh of a child, the same in any language, to the profound stillness found on
the summit of a Himalayan mountain. And if people want those experiences shown in the
newest, fastest way, why not take a video camera along for the ride? Because it will be
one monster of a ride and I cannot wait to share it with the world.


Alrighty, off to Florida to celebrate my sweet cousin's long-time-coming wedding day!! Later gators!