My name is Katie, I'm 22 years old and heading into my final semester of college. I'm a double major in French and International Studies with a minor in Political Science. I could have graduated last spring, but I decided to go abroad through my school's International Programs department a second time. The first time I spent a semester in Caen, Normandy, France. This semester I'm going to London, but instead of studying abroad, I'm doing an internship. I got placed with two Members of Parliament who happen to be husband and wife, Yvette Cooper and Ed Balls. MPs are similar to Congressmen, so I'm very excited to have such an amazing opportunity ahead of me.

While in France I had the opportunity to travel to Belgium, The Netherlands, Spain, the Canary Islands and Italy. This upcoming semester the group I'm going with from my college is going on a 2 week continental tour to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France and finally England. I am very, very excited to explore new countries, yet just as excited to visit some countries for the second or third time. While living in Europe, I hope to visit Egypt, Greece, Turkey, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Traveling is definitely my #1 passion, and I hope to continue on to every single continent within my lifetime. My career goal is to join the foreign service, so I'm sure I'll have plenty of opportunities ahead of me.

My second European adventure begins 13 days from today! I depart from Chicago O'Hare on September 3rd on Air India and land in Munich, Germany where my journey will begin. I'll try to update this every day. At the very least I'll write everyday and save it to my computer to post at a later time if I do not have internet access. I hope you enjoy following my travels. =)

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