Blog #5 Meet Jakai Wade

Jakai is a senior at the University of South Florida. She is majoring in Anthropology with a focus on Culture and Linguistics. Jakai is a Gilman Scholar and will be studying Arabic this summer. Jakai is the President of the Anthropology Club. She also volunteers at the Biological Anthropology dry lab on campus. Jakai is the Student Program Coordinator for the Transfer Engagment and Acheivement Mentorship Program (T.E.A.M.) where she helps incoming transfer student obtain mentors and become involved in campus life at USF.

Pre-departure thoughts:

June 4th 3am TPA Airport check-in

Do NOT buy a luggage scale from Walmart. I was convinced due to this scale that I had over packed and I Unpacked and repacked my luggage while removing quite a few things from my luggage until I hit exactly 50 pounds. Now at the airport baggage check-in I was shocked to find that my bag weighed exactly 31 pounds. I am choosing to take this as a positive because know I have way more room to bring souvenirs back for my family and friends.