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Advice from an aspiring traveler… and established procrastinator By Emily Eiermann I figured studying abroad over the summer would be easy. Fill out a form, pay a deposit, pick your courses and send in a letter of recommendation to prove you won’t go crazy if they send you to a foreign country. So, considering my level of procrastination and my general indecisiveness, I put off choosing a program, assuming that I had plenty of time. Needless to say, that was a terrible idea. I didn’t pick a program until I went to the Spring Study Abroad Fair in the beginning of February. I knew I wanted to go to Italy — it will be my first time out of the country, and I wanted it to be to a culture vastly different than my own — but there were too many options for too many cities, and I was lost. I had played around with the idea of Florence, though the amount of tourists who flock to the city in the summer seemed overwhelming, and I felt that would take away from my real Italian experience. Plus, let’s face it, the cast of the Jersey Shore filmed a season there, and the last thing I needed was to be judged for being both American AND from New Jersey. But at the fair, I learned about the CIS option for Perugia. A college atmosphere within a small city that was somewhat off the beaten track, it would be a true Italian experience with fewer Americans. I could take an intensive language program that would help me on my quest to become fluent in Italian. Plus, the city is known for producing the Italian chocolate “baci,” which won me over instantly. So I sent in my application for the program a few days later, and set up an appointment with the study abroad office the second-to-last week of February. I had assumed that the counselors would just help me ensure my credits transferred over, which was where I went wrong. There were forms and recommendation letters and transcript requests that were due a full two weeks before the program’s application date, and I was left scrambling to get everything in on time. But after a few miscommunications and a few more trips to the office than I should have needed, had I been more on top of my application, I was done. Soon I would attend my first orientation through Rider, and take my first step towards leaving the country for the first time. The moral of the story? Do your research, plan ahead, choose your program early and don’t neglect the Rider portion of your application. In the end, no one needs the added stress.
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Comhairle ó lucht siúil aspiring ... agus procrastinator bhunaithe Ag Emily Eiermann Figured mé go mbeadh staidéar thar lear i rith an tsamhraidh a bheith éasca. Líon amach an fhoirm, éarlais a íoc, do chúrsaí roghnú agus a chur i litir mholta a chruthú nach mbeidh tú ag dul ar mire má tá siad agat a sheoladh chuig tír iasachta. Mar sin, ag smaoineamh ar mo leibhéal Moilleadóireacht agus mo indecisiveness ginearálta, chuir mé amach a roghnú clár, ag glacadh leis go raibh mé neart ama. Ní gá a rá, go raibh smaoineamh uafásach. Ní raibh mé Pioc Clár dtí chuaigh mé go dtí an Staidéar Thar Lear Earraigh Aonach i dtús na Feabhra. Bhí a fhios agam go raibh mé ag dul go dtí an Iodáil - beidh sé mo chéad uair amach as an tír, agus theastaigh uaim é a bheith le cultúr vastly éagsúla ná mo chuid féin - ach bhí roghanna iomarca do chathracha an iomarca, agus chaill mé . Raibh a bhí mé timpeall leis an smaoineamh Florence, cé go chuma ar an méid turasóirí a flock go dtí an chathair i rith an tsamhraidh mór, agus bhraith mé go mbeadh a chur ar shiúl ó mo thaithí Iodáilis fíor. Plus, a ligean ar aghaidh é, an caitheadh an Shore Jersey scannánú séasúr ann, agus an rud deireanach is gá dom a bhí a mheas as a bheith dá Mheiriceá AGUS ó New Jersey. Ach ag an aonach, d'fhoghlaim mé mar gheall ar an rogha CEC do Perugia. Bhí atmaisféar coláiste laistigh de chathair beag go raibh beagán as an mbóthar fosta, go mbeadh sé taithí fíor na hIodáile le Meiriceánaigh níos lú. Raibh mé in ann a chur le clár dian teanga a bheadh cabhrú liom ar mo rompu a bheith líofa sa Iodáilis. Plus, tá an chathair ar a dtugtar do tháirgeadh an seacláide "baci," Iodáilis a bhuaigh mé níos mó ná toirt. Mar sin, chuir mé i mo iarratas ar an gclár ar feadh cúpla lá ina dhiaidh sin, agus arna chur ar bun coinne leis an staidéar thar lear oifig an dara seachtain go deireanach de Feabhra. A bhí glactha agam go mbeadh na comhairleoirí cabhrú mise amháin a chinntiú mo creidmheasanna a aistriú os a chionn, a bhí nuair a chuaigh mé mícheart. Bhí foirmeacha agus litreacha moladh agus iarratais athscríbhinn a bhí mar gheall ar dhá sheachtain roimh dháta an iarratais iomlán an chláir, agus bhí gach rud a d'fhág mé scrambling a fháil i ar an am. Ach tar éis cúpla miscommunications agus cúpla níos mó turais chun na hoifige ná mar ba chóir dom a bheith ag teastáil, go raibh mé níos mó ar bharr mo t-iarratas, a bhí déanta agam. Go gairid Ba mhaith liom bheith i láthair mo claonadh chéad trí rothaí, agus mo chéad chéim i dtreo ag fágáil na tíre don chéad uair a ghlacadh. An mhorálta an scéal? Déan do chuid taighde, pleanáil chun cinn, a roghnú do chlár luath agus nach rothaí an chuid de d'iarratas faillí. Sa deireadh, ní mór aon duine an strus breise.