Already I am planning on skipping a couple of posts because I will be at a forestry event that will include around one hundred individuals from around the world. The International Forestry Student Symposium (link to the event below) will start in Vancouver, B.C., travel up to Fort St. James and them finish back in Vancouver. The event spans over nearly three weeks, starting from Aug. 6th to the 21st and during this time I will not be traveling with my computer for safety reasons. When I return, pictures galore and more information on what I have so far gone through for my study abroad adventure in France.

Again, I leave you with information on the program for the International Forestry Student Symposium 2014: http://www.ifss2014.ca/

As the awkward introductions go….Hi, my name is Christina and I’m a student going into my fifth year at Oregon State University. I am studying the growing field of Renewable Materials with an option in Wood Science and Engineering and a minor in Business and Entrepreneurship. Over the next year I will be participating in two programs—the first, a two week excursion in Canada that will include a multitude of forestry students from around the world; the second, a semester at one of only two universities of its kind in France to study international timber trading. My goal with this blog is to help individuals understand how much work and personal motivation that needs to go into traveling and, most importantly, studying abroad.

And with introductions done, I ask that you comment, suggest, and recommend so I can help you understand the process of traveling abroad and you can help me improve my travels. I will attempt to post once a week and will include photos, some videos, and some helpful links—or any suggestions that you post for me.

Hope you enjoy!