Iceland

Going abroad to Iceland was my first true trip out of the country. The only time I had been on an international trip prior was a cruise to Mexico when I was in fourth grade. This was the first time I had the opportunity to become fully immersed in the culture and learn about everything Icelandic. 

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In class, we learned about what makes a good writer and how to capture a moment we have experienced in a thought-provoking way in our writing. Although I have strong analytical writing skills through the many papers I have had to write for Psychology, it has been since middle school since I have written a narrative or creative piece. 

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This class brought me out of my comfort zone academically and personally. Not only did i become more comfortable with different forms of writing, I got to travel to a new