My Argentinean Journey

Hello There!

For all who may not know me, I am Chaney Skadsen. I currently am a sophomore at Skyview High School.  I have been born and raised in Vancouver, Washington and have wondered what it would be like to live somewhere else (possibly somewhere where the sun might actually come out more often than it rains). Over the last couple months I have been working hard to get my AFS application submitted. AFS stands for the American Field Service. An intercultural program that has been around for quite a while. My Dad has also gone through this program when he was a Jr. in high school as I will be next year.

Now I am officially accepted and will be off to Argentina in a few short months. I choose Argentina for many reasons. First of all the climate sounds wonderful to me, but anywhere’s climate sounds better to me after living here all my life. The long coast and large mountain range would be great things to experience. My journey begins this August and I will return late July 2012.  I plan to fulfill my passion for learning the Spanish language, becoming bilingual and living a life of new culture. I am so excited I can hardly stand it. I am also so grateful to have such an amazing opportunity to study abroad. This is a once and a life time experience that I am fortunate enough to be able to take advantage of. Unfortunately this great experience comes with a large expense. But AFS has granted me a very helpful scholarship but I'm still working to cover the last of my tuition. In this month of April AFS is willing to match the first $500.00 dollars that I fundraise through my blog.