Buenas noches!
Beyond this sentence, I'm not gonna comment on the fact that I haven't updated this journal since January...I didn't update, I am now, end of story. :-)
I have a little bit of a headache, and my knees are bothering me again. Plus, I'm gaining weight. Not a lot of weight by any means; I'm not saying I'm fat or anything, so don't go thinking I have an eating disorder. It's not so much the weight number as the fact that I don't feel in shape anymore. I've always gotten a little more out of shape during the winter because I hate the cold too much to go outside and work out. But I've always been able to pick it back up during the spring. I haven't this year. That's not cool with me. I just don't feel as healthy, and I want to change that. I think I'll spend the month of June running or biking or doing cruches to get back in shape before I leave the country. I don't like traveling when I don't feel top-notch.
Speaking of traveling, I think all of my friends know about this, but I'll say it anyway. On July 19th, I board a plane in Birmingham to fly to Dallas then on to Santiago, Chile! I'll be studying abroad there for the Fall semester, about 5 months. I'll be taking classes in Spanish with degree-seeking Chilean students, living with a host family, and hopefully having one of the best experiences of my life to date. I'm super exicted about it, but also a little nervous. :-)
I've been thinking lately about after-BSC plans. I'm a little scared that I'm one year away from graduating and I don't know what I want to do with my life, even just in the short term! But I have thought of a few little things...
Don't tell my mom (because I haven't told her yet), but I've started an application for a Fulbright grant. I'm going to apply for an English Teaching Assistantship in Malaysia. I know, it sounds crazy. But it's only a year-long appointment, you don't need any language background in Malay, and I think it would be a good experience for me. Plus, the Fulbright title is very prestigious and would look good on a resume. There's of course a strong possibility that I wouldn't get it, but I still want to apply.
I think they're going to cancel one of my new favorite tv shows: Conviction. That makes me sad. I was really starting to get into it. I wonder if they'll have my tv shows in Chile. :-) Yeah, I'm probably addicted to tv like the rest of America.
I have a little bit of a headache, and my knees are bothering me again. Plus, I'm gaining weight. Not a lot of weight by any means; I'm not saying I'm fat or anything, so don't go thinking I have an eating disorder. It's not so much the weight number as the fact that I don't feel in shape anymore. I've always gotten a little more out of shape during the winter because I hate the cold too much to go outside and work out. But I've always been able to pick it back up during the spring. I haven't this year. That's not cool with me. I just don't feel as healthy, and I want to change that. I think I'll spend the month of June running or biking or doing cruches to get back in shape before I leave the country. I don't like traveling when I don't feel top-notch.
Speaking of traveling, I think all of my friends know about this, but I'll say it anyway. On July 19th, I board a plane in Birmingham to fly to Dallas then on to Santiago, Chile! I'll be studying abroad there for the Fall semester, about 5 months. I'll be taking classes in Spanish with degree-seeking Chilean students, living with a host family, and hopefully having one of the best experiences of my life to date. I'm super exicted about it, but also a little nervous. :-)
I've been thinking lately about after-BSC plans. I'm a little scared that I'm one year away from graduating and I don't know what I want to do with my life, even just in the short term! But I have thought of a few little things...
Don't tell my mom (because I haven't told her yet), but I've started an application for a Fulbright grant. I'm going to apply for an English Teaching Assistantship in Malaysia. I know, it sounds crazy. But it's only a year-long appointment, you don't need any language background in Malay, and I think it would be a good experience for me. Plus, the Fulbright title is very prestigious and would look good on a resume. There's of course a strong possibility that I wouldn't get it, but I still want to apply.
I think they're going to cancel one of my new favorite tv shows: Conviction. That makes me sad. I was really starting to get into it. I wonder if they'll have my tv shows in Chile. :-) Yeah, I'm probably addicted to tv like the rest of America.