Opportunity

Opportunity

By Taylor Porchey 

I have been intrigued by travel my whole life and have been blessed with a few opportunities to travel overseas to wet my whistle, if you will. After those trips, traveling, touring and experiencing life in other places is something I never want to stop doing. As the world becomes more globally minded socially, economically and politically, it seems to me that it is important to bridge the gap between cultures and people groups - I hope to be a small part of that either through a travel blog or through writing travel books or simply Buzzfeed articles on where you should travel in your 20s! After hearing about this class, I knew that this was the program for me. I want to study abroad in college, but I don’t want to just take a normal course somewhere amazing that I could take in Norman. With these two courses, you simply have to travel abroad to get the full experience of the class and get credit – and I love that! In addition, I miss writing. I don’t get to write fun, creative, adventurous pieces as much as I’d like to. Also, I would say I understand Facebook and blogging fairly well, however I still have a lot to learn in terms of ways to best utilize social media for the great value it has in this area. I am hoping these courses will offer me insights and opportunities to practice and improve my skills. I simply can’t wait to explore Puerto Rico again in a new light and see what I can glean from these specific, much anticipated, experiences.  

I adored playing with children at their recess at a school in a suburb of Accra, Ghana.

Loved visiting the Ring of Kerry in Ireland! The winds were fantastic and the rocks ancient. 

Check Out:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/travel

http://www.seepuertorico.com
http://goafrica.about.com/od/africatraveltips/ig/Africa-s-Capital-Cities/Accra--Ghana-s-Capital-City.htm
http://www.ringofkerrytourism.com
http://www.ou.edu/go2/campuslife/study_abroad.html

Wanting to Travel Abroad AGAIN.

Photo: Left-A picture of Silver Lake, the lake I visit every summer in Michigan.

Right- A picture of me.

By Katylee Strange

The reason I would like to do the Puerto Rico Travel Writing Program is because it seems like a very interesting place in a part of the world that I love. I traveled to Puerto Rico when I was younger and fell in love with the country. It is mix of both tropical and metropolitan areas. In Puerto Rico a person can get the best of both worlds. I plan on graduating in May from the University of Oklahoma and in order to do so I think the six hours credit that the course offers would be a great way for me to graduate on time while doing something I enjoy which is traveling. I was lucky to get to participate in the British Media Study Abroad in the spring of 2010 and enjoyed every minute of it. While on that study abroad I learned a lot about my personal limits and myself. I really enjoy new adventures and I think the Puerto Rico trip will be very educational and adventurous. I love traveling and with the trip to Puerto Rico I would be able to travel and get class credit as well. That is the main reason why I want to participate in the Puerto Rico Travel Writing Program. I think it will be a different experience but fascinating at the same time. I feel like being a participant in this trip would make me a worldly, well-rounded person. A few of the skills that I have that I can contribute to the class is my past experience with traveling as well as my enthusiasm for meeting new people and learning about different cultures. I am also very organized and level headed when it comes to schoolwork, which is another thing I can add to the class. Overall I am excited about the trip to Puerto Rico.