Happy New Year!

     And here we have it everyone-I've finally decided to start a blog! I wrote one when I was studying abroad in Spain a couple years ago, and have been wanting to write again ever since. Unfortunately, I cannot exactly continue a study abroad blog while I'm back and living in my home state of Minnesota. With that dilemma, I'm not exactly sure what I want this blog to be yet-do I want it to have a theme (here's what I'm reading; here's my opinion of the various coffees I drink; here's an account of my travels)? Do I just blog about whatever happens to be on my mind today (man, I'm tired; time to go grocery shopping)? We'll see, but for now I know that there are a few things that I will definitely include here: 1) I have a pretty extensive list of things I want to accomplish this year, so I hope to be able to blog about my successes :) 2) In the coming September, I will be moving to the United Kingdom to get a Master's degree. I have read a ton of expat blogs, and I really love them, so I'm hoping to take a page out of their metaphorical books, and write something that perhaps other people will like as well!
     I have titled this blog "The Next Great Adventure," first as a nod to one of my favorite literary characters, Albus Dumbledore, but second, and more importantly because I am currently living in a time of huge transitions. I am a senior in college, and as such will be graduating a few short months. Very soon after that, I will be moving across the world to begin another adventure! My life is changing dramatically and quickly, and I choose to be optimistic and see it as my next great adventure (very cheesy, yes, but there we are. Also, if I don't decide to be excited, I will be terrified, and that's not helpful for anyone).
    So there it is: my first post! I don't imagine that many people will be reading this blog, but if you are, please comment/leave things for me! I love the idea of an interactive experience here.

Happy 2013 everyone!

Andrea