Yesterday, I decided that I better start working on more planning for Italy. Since I am going through a scholarship, there are several things that I need to do to keep up with meeting the requirements. Also, the program that I am participating with requires a ton of paperwork!
I downloaded my "homework" assignments that need to be completed before the first retreat in March. They don't seem to complicated. For the first one, I have to interview an international student at my university. I asked my friend Juan if he would mind letting me interview him, and he was okay with it, so that should be an easy assignment. The other assignment is simply a survey. Who knows that the survey will entail, but the instructions said that it should only take about 15 minutes, so hopefully, it won't be too bad.
I'm really happy that most of my paperwork is done. I have one more form to have signed, but for some reason, I have to take it to a notary, so that's a pain in the butt, but I have to get it done eventually. Otherwise, I made a ton of progress this weekend. I still have to fill out my scholarship application through the program and write two essays for it, but I have time for that yet. Not only did I finish the rest of my other paperwork, but I also started dealing with some billing stuff! Now that this show is getting on the road, it is feeling more and more real.
I have to say that probably the most stressful part about all of this planning has to be paying for it. My scholarship doesn't cover nearly enough, but it helps a lot. Otherwise, the rest is on my shoulders. I'm still waiting to get paid from work over Winter Break, so it's really stressful waiting when there's nothing that I can do. I'm trying to just trust that it will all work out; I've been working hard for this, so I hope that God's got something great in store for me!
It's slowly getting closer!
Blessings.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
Flight=Set; There's no turning back.
Well, now that I have known about this trip for about two months, it has come time to start booking everything. A part of me was really nervous about starting to book flights, hotels & train passes because most of this is non-refundable. This scares me. Even though traveling is my dream, I don't have much experience yet--what if something comes up and dates change or times switch? It's been difficult coming up with the cash to make it this far, so I definitely can't just take an unexpected changes in stride. This is my first time leaving the country, and to top it off, I'll be making my friends along the way instead of taking them with me.
Luckily, thanks to the Vira I. Heinz Scholarship, this trip has become much more affordable. I would have never even dreamed of attempting to achieve this dream if it weren't for the scholarship. I feel so blessed and am more excited than ever to be planning this trip!
After being accepted into the program a few weeks ago, I had to wait until after the first of the year to begin filling out paperwork and planning payments for my classes and all that. The other day, I got my course schedule. I was relieved to find that I was accepted into both of the classes that I was hoping to take: Ceramics & Italian Language for Beginners. My excitement is indescribable, but I will try...
When I was a little kid, I had this book where I kept track of everything in grade school. It had this cheesy little format for things like "Who was your best friend?" "How tall were you?" "What did you want to be when you grow up?" Every year since first grade, I listed a range of vocations that I dreamed of taking up when I "grew up." These jobs varied from scientist to teacher to artist...and poet. I'd long since forgot about this book until a few weeks ago during a weekend when I was home from college. When I saw "poet" listed under every single year, I laughed to myself and confirmed that I'm in the right major. Sucking in that feeling of complacency in the extraordinary--that feeling of knowing that I'm where I am supposed to be--is the greatest feeling in the world.
Aside from finishing up my paperwork for my trip, I'm really looking forward to the Scholarship retreat in Pittsburgh at the end of March! I have the highest expectations for this upcoming year, and I pray that they will be fulfilled.
Luckily, thanks to the Vira I. Heinz Scholarship, this trip has become much more affordable. I would have never even dreamed of attempting to achieve this dream if it weren't for the scholarship. I feel so blessed and am more excited than ever to be planning this trip!
After being accepted into the program a few weeks ago, I had to wait until after the first of the year to begin filling out paperwork and planning payments for my classes and all that. The other day, I got my course schedule. I was relieved to find that I was accepted into both of the classes that I was hoping to take: Ceramics & Italian Language for Beginners. My excitement is indescribable, but I will try...
When I was a little kid, I had this book where I kept track of everything in grade school. It had this cheesy little format for things like "Who was your best friend?" "How tall were you?" "What did you want to be when you grow up?" Every year since first grade, I listed a range of vocations that I dreamed of taking up when I "grew up." These jobs varied from scientist to teacher to artist...and poet. I'd long since forgot about this book until a few weeks ago during a weekend when I was home from college. When I saw "poet" listed under every single year, I laughed to myself and confirmed that I'm in the right major. Sucking in that feeling of complacency in the extraordinary--that feeling of knowing that I'm where I am supposed to be--is the greatest feeling in the world.
Aside from finishing up my paperwork for my trip, I'm really looking forward to the Scholarship retreat in Pittsburgh at the end of March! I have the highest expectations for this upcoming year, and I pray that they will be fulfilled.
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