Tomorrow I Go

Tomorrow I am going to India. I am going to be staying in India for a little over three months. From August 27th to about December 20th. This is going to be amazing! I am so excited!
I will be going with a group of 24 students through a program called School Year Abroad. (SYA) India is a new site for SYA and this is their first year so it is only a semester program. I will be one of the pioneers! SYA normally has full year programs, its other sites are Spain, France, Italy, and China. It is a great program and I am so happy to be a part of it.
In India I will be staying with a host family. I have yet to know who they are but I will probably find out soon after I arrive. I can't wait to meet them! The school I will be going to is called Visakha Valley School. I'm very excited to meet the students there as well. I am going to live in Visakhapatnam, also known as Vizag, in the state of Andhra Pradesh. This is on the east coast of India; Vizag is a port city on the Indian Ocean.
Now that I've explained the program, I'll tell you a little about myself. I'm a sixteen (going on seventeen) year old girl. I'm starting my junior year of high school. My home school is Brooks School in the state of Massachusetts in the USA. I have a large family whom I love very much, six siblings, a mom, a dad, a step-dad, and a step-mom. I’m sad to be leaving them and my friends and classmates, but I know what I miss at home I will gain two-fold in India.
I like theater, film, and writing. Thus this blog will be really great for writing during my trip. I'm going to write in it so my family and friends, and whomever else wants to can find out what I am going in India.
It's going to be quite the experience and I am so excited but also very nervous. Next time you hear from me I'll be in India!!!
Much Love,
~ Jenna