This is Valdivia, Chile. The place I'll be spending four months of my life starting in August. I'm finally studying abroad! I can't even believe it. Remember that post a few weeks ago where I said my life was going too slow? Well now it's going waay too fast.
I went to talk to my advisor last Thursday randomly because I needed to declare my major (Yes, it took me a year to switch my major from music to spanish, and yes, it's because I'm lazy) and my advisor basically told me I needed to study abroad right. Now. Basically. He said that with the credits I have right now, I would be most successful if I studied abroad in the fall. So he walked me to the study abroad building (which is like 2 feet away just to clarify your mental picture) and introduced me to one of the girls who worked there and she printed me the application, gave me all the information, and told me it was due Monday (this was on Thursday, just a reminder). So after writing a billion personal statements (2, one for the application and one for a scholarship for the study abroad), and an introduction to my host family, filling out the same information ten times, ordering 2 official transcripts, and paying $50, I am done!! Now I just play the waiting game until they tell me I got accepted and give me all the information.
It's been a long four days.
On the bright side, I can graduate-assuming everything goes according to plan-after winter quarter!! That's in March!! It was a huge shock after thinking I had 2 years left of school.
And no I don't know what to do after I graduate, and I don't want to acknowledge being away from Luke. We've so far ignored the fact that we'll be apart for 4 months. But people do it all the time and they're fine. So there. Speaking of which he's sitting next to me wearing basketball shorts and a office depot collared button up shirt. Random. That's a weird place to end this post. But it's happening.
wow- GREAAAT post! the good news just kept on coming! i can't believe you don't have two years left of school anymore like you were thinking you did- what a relief! you must be so excited! i hope you are. 4 months in chili should be uuuh-mazing & life- changing. try to enjoy it even tho it will suck to be away from luke. zanes best friend has to spend six-weeks in thailand to study abroad & his wifey can't come... omiword. i would be freaking out! but you're right. people do it all the time & survive=) i'm supppper excited for you lace! can't wait til august=)
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