Hello all, and welcome to Linguistic Sketchbook! The name of this blog derives from the title of my podcast and personal blog, The Book Album (host of the Panopti-Blog). I hope to create a discourse between the two online spaces as I travel and update both blogs. I started preparing for this trip in January 2021, when I initially won the award. Therefore, I find it remarkable and lucky that I will still complete the trip and its corresponding research.
What I hope to gain from the experience is threefold:
1. A greater, more personal appreciation of the world—and the people in it;
2. A launchpad for my future linguistic research in second language acquisition; and
3. Memories and experiences that I can pass on to future generations. In turn, I bring my curiosity, tenacity, and joy to the experience.
Cheers,
Mackenzie