Japan, School, etc.
Hey guys! Boy I haven't written in here a while. When I have free time, I like to write about happy events in my life on my journal. However as of recent, I've just been too busy with things, and haven't bothered much to post on my journal. Sorry for those of you that want to know what I'm up to!
Let's get on with it. My last final is tomorrow, and I (approximately) know my grades.
EMT (7 credits) - B+ or so, practical exam is june 20th so we're still meeting to practice that.
English Tutoring Seminar (3 credits) - B? A? I don't know, professor doesn't share much. Still need to turn in my case study.
Anatomy and Physiology II (4 credits) - Should be an A. Got a 100% on the practical final on Tuesday. Today may be the last time I see Dr. Greenwalde, I'm going to ask him about working as a Teaching Aid with BU but I won't get my hopes up. He's been teasing me about that this whole year, ugh.
It's not so good, if I pull these B's, as I've recently joined Alpha Kappa Mu, an honor society at my school. AKM is a subdivision of something like Phi Theta Kappa. I don't know. I just did it because they advertise scholarships, so hopefully I'll take good advantage of that. They did charge me $50 to join, cheeky hoes. Anyway, my GPA will go down from a 3.7 to a 3.4 or so. Who knows.
Oh! What I haven't shared with Livejournal!!! Waaaay back I think in December, I started applying to my school's study abroad program, which involved writing a paper, and then if accepted past that point (most people aren't), going to an interview, and all along competing with other candidates. Anyway, I did it just to take a shot, wrote honestly that I had no formal education in Japanese, and... won...
All the time I knew it was expensive, and yes, believe it or not, it is expensive! The trip is an 8-week program at KCP University in Tokyo, Japan. It's a "Intensive (submersive) Language Learning and Cultural Experience," program, worth 7 credits. The trip total costs about $11,500, and my scholarship pays for 80% of that, and reimburses me for airfare. As of today, I've ordered my plane ticket from June 23rd-August 27th (program ends August 13th, however I plan on staying two additional weeks with the other kid from my school going to Japan with me and Monique.) for $1,050, have gotten my passport, and put down I think it was $200 that my Aunt & Uncle in Wisconsin were so kind to provide me.
Way back, I had put up a whole thing on my LJ profile asking/pleading for money, and it's still there if anyone wants to read it to see what I wrote way back then, or give me funds for my trip. As of this point, my father does not have the 20% I need (about $2,000) in order to go on this trip, however I have faith one of his patients will pay him and he will be able to provide for me like he originally intended.
So yeah, I'm going to Japan to hang out with those Japanese peoples, hopefully Swine Flu doesn't hold me back, or money, God help me. Monique will be coming and staying with me and then we'll be heading back to Boston together, where at that point we'll have been living together in Boston for 5 weeks, although the plan is for her to live and work there while I'm in Japan. I'm hoping things work out well.
This weekend I'm off to New York to be with Monique until she's done with school, then we're coming back up in time for Anime Boston with fl0e and Hulex, whatever his LJ username is. I'm excited!
(Brandon, please go easy with any negativity or neutrality in your response to this post. I could use hearing something positive from you, in fact I really miss it. I know why you're always negative and neutral, and it does nothing but drill me to the core exactly as you intend. I'd prefer to live much happier, but as this is the way you act, fine. Just go easy on this post.)
Let's get on with it. My last final is tomorrow, and I (approximately) know my grades.
EMT (7 credits) - B+ or so, practical exam is june 20th so we're still meeting to practice that.
English Tutoring Seminar (3 credits) - B? A? I don't know, professor doesn't share much. Still need to turn in my case study.
Anatomy and Physiology II (4 credits) - Should be an A. Got a 100% on the practical final on Tuesday. Today may be the last time I see Dr. Greenwalde, I'm going to ask him about working as a Teaching Aid with BU but I won't get my hopes up. He's been teasing me about that this whole year, ugh.
It's not so good, if I pull these B's, as I've recently joined Alpha Kappa Mu, an honor society at my school. AKM is a subdivision of something like Phi Theta Kappa. I don't know. I just did it because they advertise scholarships, so hopefully I'll take good advantage of that. They did charge me $50 to join, cheeky hoes. Anyway, my GPA will go down from a 3.7 to a 3.4 or so. Who knows.
Oh! What I haven't shared with Livejournal!!! Waaaay back I think in December, I started applying to my school's study abroad program, which involved writing a paper, and then if accepted past that point (most people aren't), going to an interview, and all along competing with other candidates. Anyway, I did it just to take a shot, wrote honestly that I had no formal education in Japanese, and... won...
All the time I knew it was expensive, and yes, believe it or not, it is expensive! The trip is an 8-week program at KCP University in Tokyo, Japan. It's a "Intensive (submersive) Language Learning and Cultural Experience," program, worth 7 credits. The trip total costs about $11,500, and my scholarship pays for 80% of that, and reimburses me for airfare. As of today, I've ordered my plane ticket from June 23rd-August 27th (program ends August 13th, however I plan on staying two additional weeks with the other kid from my school going to Japan with me and Monique.) for $1,050, have gotten my passport, and put down I think it was $200 that my Aunt & Uncle in Wisconsin were so kind to provide me.
Way back, I had put up a whole thing on my LJ profile asking/pleading for money, and it's still there if anyone wants to read it to see what I wrote way back then, or give me funds for my trip. As of this point, my father does not have the 20% I need (about $2,000) in order to go on this trip, however I have faith one of his patients will pay him and he will be able to provide for me like he originally intended.
So yeah, I'm going to Japan to hang out with those Japanese peoples, hopefully Swine Flu doesn't hold me back, or money, God help me. Monique will be coming and staying with me and then we'll be heading back to Boston together, where at that point we'll have been living together in Boston for 5 weeks, although the plan is for her to live and work there while I'm in Japan. I'm hoping things work out well.
This weekend I'm off to New York to be with Monique until she's done with school, then we're coming back up in time for Anime Boston with fl0e and Hulex, whatever his LJ username is. I'm excited!
(Brandon, please go easy with any negativity or neutrality in your response to this post. I could use hearing something positive from you, in fact I really miss it. I know why you're always negative and neutral, and it does nothing but drill me to the core exactly as you intend. I'd prefer to live much happier, but as this is the way you act, fine. Just go easy on this post.)