For some people, the “new” is something exciting, thrilling, interesting, and even rich. For me, the “new” is just a box. Yes, a box. A box that is closed, yet not sealed. It is right in front of me, waiting to be opened. I wonder and imagine what it has inside. This box doesn’t have a color or a shape. It isn’t big or small. It is just… a box.
So my name is Renato Dornelas, and I am originally from Belo Horizonte, Brazil. I am 23 years old, and I study Media & Film at Skidmore College, in New York. I am extremely excited to hike around New Zealand, meet different people, and eat different food. I am taking with me a travelers' guide book and I consider that to be my new bible! I can't wait to just go around the islands, and the neighborhoods, and to every other adventure set in front of me.
As I prepare for New Zealand, I constantly caught myself thinking what I can fit into that box, or if I will get something from it. Going to a new country, in a whole new continent; a place where I don’t really know someone I am close to, is definitely something new. I have all kinds of emotions right now, but I can’t really put those into words. That’s why New Zealand, right now, is a box, and I honestly can’t wait to open it, to dive into it, and to get all kinds of beautiful, exciting, scary, and crazy things out of it. Here’s to an adventure!
Renato Dornelas
<p>Kia Ora! My name is Renato Dornelas, and I am an international student from Brazil at Skidmore College, studying abroad at the University of Auckland, in New Zealand. At Skidmore I am an International Affairs major and a Media & Film minor. Some of my interests and passions are cinema and hollywood, social media, photography and Thai food. Follow my blog if you like adventures, exciting videos, and first-hand information from a unique study abroad program!</p>
