About Me.

I apologize, this probably should have been one of the first entries, not the second to last. Without any more delay, my name is Jake Harrison a full-time student at Washington & Jefferson College, possible accounting and history double major (still a little unsure whether or not to still pursue my passion for history), and a very lucky and grateful recipient of the Magellan Project. Until this trip I, nor any member of my family has ever left the United States, and because of that I felt especially proud, and a little nervous, knowing that I had ventured further than any member of my family had, and that I would gain a perspective into life outside the US my family could only wonder. Unfortunately, the unknown causes my parents significant anxiety so my compromise was to take the minimum amount of time for my Magellan Project which is three weeks. Even still, in those three weeks I feel as if I have grown immeasurably as a person aware of the world outside our borders, and the confidence I have attained by doing all of this alone from the travel plans and tickets, to the gates of the airport to the first taxi to my hostel, to learning my way around Sliema and Valletta, has created a person who is no longer fearful of leaving the US, no longer fearful of getting lost home or abroad, and finally a person who is no longer fearful of traveling and exploring his passions.