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I have a countdown app on my phone. It's counting down to prom, summer break, and MOROCCO! It looks just like that too. I leave for the orientation in 68 days and leave for Morocco 2 after that. At this point, I've most definitely worn my friends out with all of my rambling about how glorious summer is going to be in Morocco. It's like I'm a busted record player saying the same stuff over and over again. As the record player, I'm as happy as can possibly be repeating it over and over and over. Those listening... maybe not so much :p

I'm feeling very crazy lucky this year.
First I get nominated with my team for an Emmy
a few days after that, I get accepted into NSLIY ( the program taking me to Morocco)
and soon after, I'm asked to take a French exchange student into my family for a month or two. I don't know yet if the French Girl is coming but it's a pretty good chance :) Her name is Zoe and I can't wait. I've had an Exchange student from France before but this time it was perfect timing. Not only will I get to have a little sis for a bit but she'll help me relearn some of the French that I've forgotten over the year before I go to French speaking Morocco. I took French for all of Middle school and part of High school then went to France to study it but alas, I've started losing it.
More good news= good grades all this year, two internships (one of which I'm president at). I'm a published photographer, and have fun classes. Junior year has been absolutely the hardest and best year so far. Summer across seas will finish the best year off with a bang and will welcome a whole new year into my life.
I couldn't have dreamed of such a life, a year ago I would never have thought of speaking Arabic or going to Morocco and here I am doing both :) -Spontaneously Shannon

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Hello :) so for starters, this blog is for a trip to Morocco for 6 weeks this summer. I'm going to study Arabic (and French a tad) and improve my linguistic skills as well as experience the culture and take lots of pictures.

How: The US government has a program for teens to study abroad for free. I got lucky and was accepted.

When: June 19th- July 26th, 2013

Why: I've been taking Arabic at school and plan on Majoring in it as well as Communications. I will create a documentary traveling across Africa then after I shall use the language skills for a career.

Fears?: That my battery for my camera will be unable to recharge. It's always a fear.

-Spontaneously Shannon