New awareness

I have yet to write about issues aboad (I promise, I will soon)!

I started this blog because over the summer I had the opportunity to travel to and study in beautiful Spain. Being there opened my eyes up not only to cultures beside my own, but also sparked in me an interest in cultures around the world and foreign policy.

For a minute, I got to step outisde the United States and see ourselves from outside ourselves. I heard perspectives from a pro-European Union professor teaching my economics class, and a Scottish international relations teacher who has lived in Spain 18 years. I really got to hear and see first hand what the U.S. may truly be...(from both inside and out).

Anyways, I have a new interest in foreign policy, and have been following CNN on world news, Foreign Affairs magazine, Newsweek, etc... And now I will write about my thoughts here. I feel it's improtant to know about what's happening in the world outside the U.S., and in reality, the things happening abroad do directly affect us here as the world becomes increasingly globally dependent.