So, I had a meeting with yet another advisor about my *tentative* trip to *LONDON* this summer. If I want to make it a co-sponsored trip with OSU, I'll possibly have to pay an additional $300+ dollars. The upside is that I'd get graded transfer credit for my classes over there. The down side is that it involves more money that, let's face it, I don't even have to begin with!
But I have to keep optimistic about this. After all, *LONDON* is my "happy thought" right now (that's what my friend Chanthamaly and I call any random thought that happens to put us in a good mood. There also exists a "downer thought", which is something that happens to cross your mind and brings your mood down a notch). And in light of recent developments in my life, I am in dire need of every happy thought I can possiby come up with, so I don't need to go and ruin a big one like *LONDON*.
And while we're on the subject of my financial pitfalls (*downer thought), lets contemplate for a moment why I need a break so badly. Is it because I am so fed up with this struggle that I'm ready to pull my hair out? Is it because, considering my current financial status, the idea of studying abroad this summer is so ridiculous that it just makes sense? Is is because I'm just a travel junkie, and have been itching to get the hell out of dodge since I came back from my first trip 3 years ago(*happy thought)?
Well, kids, if you guessed "All of the above," you'd be correct. Correcto mundo! (Hello! Pulp Fiction! Don't tell me I'm the only person that can recite that movie, line by line.)
Now, on a side note, I did meet an interesting Spanish woman at the study abroad office. And I mean "Spanish" as in she's from the Canarie Islands, not "Spanish" as in "I don't know what the PC term is for some of these brown people, so I'll say Spanish." ANYWAY, we had a very interesting conversation. We were both a bit disgruntled about having to wait so long, and I have a very "ethnic" appearance, so that kind of got the ball rolling. We chit-chatted for about 20 minutes before finally the counselor came out to check her appointments. "Uh, Maria, did you fill out two [appointment] slips?" she asked
"No," we both answer. So how about that? Two Marias! What are the chances, eh? (And if you missed the sarcasm in that, now is where you chuckle).
But I have to keep optimistic about this. After all, *LONDON* is my "happy thought" right now (that's what my friend Chanthamaly and I call any random thought that happens to put us in a good mood. There also exists a "downer thought", which is something that happens to cross your mind and brings your mood down a notch). And in light of recent developments in my life, I am in dire need of every happy thought I can possiby come up with, so I don't need to go and ruin a big one like *LONDON*.
And while we're on the subject of my financial pitfalls (*downer thought), lets contemplate for a moment why I need a break so badly. Is it because I am so fed up with this struggle that I'm ready to pull my hair out? Is it because, considering my current financial status, the idea of studying abroad this summer is so ridiculous that it just makes sense? Is is because I'm just a travel junkie, and have been itching to get the hell out of dodge since I came back from my first trip 3 years ago(*happy thought)?
Well, kids, if you guessed "All of the above," you'd be correct. Correcto mundo! (Hello! Pulp Fiction! Don't tell me I'm the only person that can recite that movie, line by line.)
Now, on a side note, I did meet an interesting Spanish woman at the study abroad office. And I mean "Spanish" as in she's from the Canarie Islands, not "Spanish" as in "I don't know what the PC term is for some of these brown people, so I'll say Spanish." ANYWAY, we had a very interesting conversation. We were both a bit disgruntled about having to wait so long, and I have a very "ethnic" appearance, so that kind of got the ball rolling. We chit-chatted for about 20 minutes before finally the counselor came out to check her appointments. "Uh, Maria, did you fill out two [appointment] slips?" she asked
"No," we both answer. So how about that? Two Marias! What are the chances, eh? (And if you missed the sarcasm in that, now is where you chuckle).
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Hi Little~
Just remember how broke I was when I studied abroad in Europe! I had no business going to my study abroad in France knowing I did not have enough money ... but I went anyways and I ended up losing major weight due to not having money to eat all the time -- but I had a GREAT time!
Hey ... just as long as you aren't so broke that you have to do foot fetish modeling when you get back okay ;)
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