#6 Open Topic (freewrite, 10 minutes)

I am going to write about how excited I am for this summer. My wife and I are going to travel to parts of Europe and going to Africa. This will be the last summer of complete freedom before we succumb to a world of complete responsibilities such as rent, bills, food, jobs, etc. After we graduate, we will be looking for jobs, working full time and finding a place we called our own. So, this summer is going to be an adventure of a lifetime. At the end of this semester, my wife will be going away on a field camp for 6 weeks to Ireland studying everything about geology, more specifically, hydrology, glaciations, and its geomorphology. It is required for her to graduate with a geology degree. After that six week is up, I am going to fly over to London and meet her there. We will be doing some exploring around England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland for little less than two weeks. This will be exciting but not as exciting as going to Africa at the beginning of August. We will be going to Soysambu conservation in Kenya for an environmental course of GMU for two weeks. We will be flying into Nairobi, Kenya and then by bus heading to the conservation. The “expedition” will be lead by her geology professor, Dr. Julia Nord. We will be studying the East African Rift Valley, which is ridden with active volcanoes. We will be climbing mountains and sampling rocks and minerals created by theses volcanoes. Not only we will be seeing unique physical geography of the area, we will also be able to see some of its wild animals such as lions, giraffes, elephants, flamingos, and other various animals. In fact, we will have guards with guns with us at all times just in case. I am so excited for this and cannot wait to go.