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A blog post from SOLES MA in Higher Education Leadership\u00a0Ambassador, Emily Davis:<\/em>
\n\u201cYou\u2019ll get what you need.\u201d
\nI have heard this advice countless times during my years at SOLES, often coming from my wonderful advisor, Cheryl Getz. At first I didn\u2019t know how powerful it was, but let me tell you\u2014this mantra has come to sum up my entire SOLES experience.
\nIn particular, I had no idea what I needed when I went to Sri Lanka for two weeks in January of this year. I almost didn\u2019t go on this trip for\u00a0financial reasons, and was actually not at all excited to go when I got on the plane. And thank God I did, because that trip has changed my life. This trip is certainly not your typical study abroad or educational trip, and for that I am so thankful.
\n\"Hike\"
\nInstead of visiting museums, you\u2019re hiking over 1,000 stairs to an ancient palace and your jaw drops at the sheer beauty of your surroundings. I didn\u2019t know how much I needed to re-center myself in nature.<\/em>
\n 
\n\"Pond\"
\nInstead of staying in a hotel, you\u2019re staying in a peace center, a hostel, and the location of a future higher education institution; all dedicated towards empowering the Sri Lankan people. I didn\u2019t know how much I needed to be pushed out of my comfort zone.<\/em>
\n 
\n\"Group\"
\nInstead of hypothesizing about community development, you\u2019re living it and staying in the homes of the community members. You\u2019re a little nervous because communicating without speaking the same language is so hard, but you\u2019re content and joyful because everyone speaks the language of dancing and laughter. I didn\u2019t know how much I needed to let myself be loved by strangers.<\/em>
\n 
\n\"Bricks\"
\nInstead of sitting stagnant in a classroom, you\u2019re learning how to lay brick to form walls and digging dirt out of the side of a cliff to lay the foundation of a community center. I didn\u2019t know how much I needed to work with my hands and remember the importance of simplicity.<\/em>
\n 
\n\"Classmates\"
\nInstead of studying with classmates, you\u2019re studying with incredible individuals that have become dear, life-long friends. I didn\u2019t know how much I needed to be vulnerable and let other people walk alongside me in my journey.<\/em>
\nIf I can give you any advice as you\u2019re beginning your SOLES journey it would be this: embrace the things that feel the most uncomfortable. Sometimes, they stay feeling uncomfortable. But sometimes, your life will be transformed when you get what you never knew you needed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A blog post from SOLES MA in Higher Education Leadership\u00a0Ambassador, Emily Davis: \u201cYou\u2019ll get what you need.\u201d I have heard this advice countless times during my years at SOLES, often coming from my wonderful advisor, Cheryl Getz. 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