Following footsteps : finding myself in Europe

Abstract

My Honors thesis is a creative project, a travel memoir about my three experiences traveling to Europe and how I grew as an independent, young woman. My first international experience took place during March 2014 for a high school spring break trip to England, France, and Spain. The second trip occmTed in May 2016 when I traveled to Italy with my HONR 390 class for a field study in Rome and Florence. For my third trip, I spent three weeks in England during June 2017 to participate in the Shakespeare's Globe Education Program. Using the motif of following in people's footsteps, I describe my growth as a traveler, a preservice teacher, and an independent adult.