Boots

It still hard to believe, but exactly a week from writing this, I will be on my way to the airport to begin my 3 month journey studying in Europe. I know that I am excited to begin this wonderful adventure, but it still feels surreal to me. Now not wanting to get ahead of myself, I should maybe explain a little bit.

For those of you who don't know, I am currently a student at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls where I major in Theatre Arts. Through UWRF, students have the opportunity to participate in the International Traveling Classroom. The students in this program spend a semester study with their own faculty in locations all across Europe. This one of a kind program is how I chose to spend my final semester as an Undergraduate Student.

Since we are constantly traveling, we are only allowed to bring with us what we can carry. Now I'm the kind of packer who packs everything that I could possibly need (well, most of the time). However, I have a secret weapon for this trip: Rachel Meyer. Rachel is one of my best friends and was part of the ITC program two years ago. She is returning this year as the student leader and her advice the last few weeks has been so beneficial.

Yesterday, Rachel and I went shopping to get things for our adventure. Now most of the things that we bought were just bare essentials (toothpaste, deodorant, other toiletries, five gallon Ziploc bags, which are really hard to find by the way, etc.), but I wanted to get better footwear for the trip. I chose a brown pair of Wolverine Boots that I got at Sears for $70. I thought that it would be interesting to use this first blog for my trip to show the before side of my boots.

I took several different views of my new boots, showing the different sides of them. These babies are waterproof, which will serve me good in the rainy season and keep my feet dry and warm. They also are really lightweight, so I shouldn't get tired while walking around the numerous cities that we will be touring. Finally, they offer my feet and ankles lots of support, which I will need when we are traveling/hiking through the Pyrenees Mountains for our Geology course. I hope they serve me well over this trip, and I can't wait to see how they stand up to everything that I will be putting them through.

Later,

Greg

P.S. Coming soon... My bag (and all that is going in it)