An Introduction

Hello all!

Finally, I've started my travel blog. I'm leaving in less than a week, 5 days to be exact, and I wanted to kick off this blog by talking a little bit about where I come from, where I'm going, and what I've done to prepare.

First off, I am Logan and I come from a little town in central New York, the nearest city being Syracuse. I know many of my readers will be people I am close with already but I'm hoping this blog might help strangers who are in a similar situation or give my new friends in Europe some insight on where I come from.

Anyway, let's continue the introduction. I've completed 2 and a half years at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY and I plan on completing my final year there too, after this grand adventure. I study Cognitive Science and Computer Science; I'm very much interested in everything related to the brain, the mind, and computers.

Back in October there was a request at my lab for a researcher over at the University of Groningen (RUG). The work was very similar to what I'm doing now plus I would get to do it in the Netherlands, so I figured why not! I've been hard at work preparing ever since, and thanks to help of many professors and administrative staff at both schools this trip will soon become a reality.

Well, that's how it all started. I'll be updating soon with how I prepared and after I get there I'll keep a steady update on what I'm up to. Stay tuned for the adventures of Logan!