Post Cyber Monday Update

Housing is finally figured out!!!! Applied and got placed in the Global Village! Furnished and move in ready...just need clothes and some bedding :) Caved at Costco on Sunday and bought a "Baby Blanket Set" that is a super soft blanket and pillow, and when combined make a very cuddly monkey, I have included a picture of it under my tree so you can enjoy in my cuteness attack and understand why I just had to get it. It'll be perfect for traveling since it's three things in one, and now I won't have to use an airplane pillow or blanket.

Next step is to book my flight (the not so fun part about all of this...). Orientation is on January 8 and classes start January 12. The engineering adviser I've been assigned in Calgary is helping get my classes organized so everything should be good to go! I just can't wait to finally be up in there!

Well off to continue unpacking...because nope, I'm still not entirely unpacked from moving back from Indiana.

Application Update and Program Information

Everything is submitted for Calgary and Marquette....so now I wait for final decisions to be made and to receive program details (ie dates, etc) before I can move ahead with booking my flights and such.

So this NARETI Program...

• NARETI = North American Consortium on Rehabilitation Engineering and Technology for the Individual (mouthful, right - this is why the program is referred to as NARETI!) 
• Schools involved: Marquette University, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Calgary - Canada, University of Toronto - Canada, University of Guadalajara - Mexico, and Tecnologico De Monterrey - Mexico.
• What is the program/how it works (from the University of Calgary Website on NARETI):
• Focus: increase awareness among BMEs of the differences and similarities of rehabilitative healthcare in North America
• Program Goals:
• Increase study abroad opportunities within North America
• Enhance technology/knowledge transfer to lead to innovative approaches to healthcare delivery withing North America
• Pave way for development of accessible innovations that meet individual needs
• For more detailed info visit the following site:
• http://www.ucalgary.ca/dimartino/NARETI 
• My Program Plans:
• Studying at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta, Canada Jan - May 2015
• Taking four courses and applying to work with research/clinical internship
• I'll have more information once Calgary officially accepts me into the program and sends me more details :)

I'll keep this updated as much as possible! 

Thanks for following me on this once-in-a-lifetime experience and adventure! I can't wait to see what it has in store for me!!

~Amanda

First Things First

Well, I've been accepted to study in Calgary, Canada this upcoming spring! I've now applied to Calgary...so fingers crossed everything goes through and I'll be well on my way to studying abroad as part of the NARETI Program. I'll provide more details on the program and such in a later post :)