Alive, where I've been, and surviving
Cross post from Deviantart:
I think it's time to write an entry about my life thus far and how much things have changed. Read the bottom part of this entry for the BIGGEST life change. Moving to England. Srsly. If you read anything, read the bottom.
So as some of you may know (because god knows the 3 of you who read this thing should) I spent my summer studying abroad in Austria. Let me tell you, it was the greatest idea I have ever had in my life. I saw parts of the world I never thought I'd ever see. My parents have always been very overprotective, my father in particular, so this was the first time I've ever really put my foot down and said "fuck you, I'm an adult and I can do whatever I want if I'm the one paying back the student loans." Thank god I did it.
I went two weeks before hand with the amazing :iconjisuk: to Paris and London. Paris is the most beautiful city I have ever seen, the only problem is that French people live there. Just kidding! For the most part they were pleasant enough; like in any place, some where very nice and some were standoffish. It happens.
And then there's London. I think I was there less than 5 hours when I met Ben. I swear, this is my future husband people. I've never felt this way about anyone before and meeting him was such random chance. I went to an anime convention while Jisuk took a nap at the hotel. I had randomly looked up conventions like a week before the trip and there just so happened to be one on the very same day we were scheduled to arrive in London. Naturally, I had to go. I had read there was going to be an anime pub quiz on the website so I went a-looking for that. It was so weird being the only American in an anime convention by myself, but also sorta fascinating. Anyway, I didn't see any signs indicating there was going to be a quiz or how to join a team. I decided I might as well ask someone about it but I figured if I had to talk to someone I might as well pick the cutest guy in the room. It's kinda history from there.
I kept in constant touch with him once I flew into Vienna for my studies. Vienna is beautiful, there's a great deal of music and theater culture, and most people speak English and are very polite and friendly. However, I don't think I'd ever go back of my own accord. It's nice there but it wasn't the kind of place for me. It doesn't help that I wanted to go back to visit England or that one week was the hottest week on record for 100 years and they don't have air-conditioning. But I digress.
The classes themselves were actually pretty interesting. Learning about Austria's legal system, the legal systems of other countries, and about the EU may or may not sound nice to everyone but for the most part it was very informative and captivating. The exams weren't anywhere near as bad as they are in the states so GPA boosting is always a plus. On the weekend they did trips to Prague, some trip I skipped to go back to London were Ben and I decided the relationship was going to be official, and Venice. Venice, btw, looks like every photograph you've ever seen. It's gorgeous and doesn't smell in most places unlike what people say. Very touristy, lots of restoration/scaffolding going on, but easy to find yourself wanting to take a wrong turn just to see where the alley will take you. I liked Prague as well. I was there for the World Cup and that was kinda insane. The money system there is very confusing but they're trying to move over to the Euro which I think will be good for them.
At the end of the trip I extended my stay for an extra week to go back to England. Ben and I had an awesome time, I even got to go to an English wedding! I saw all sorts of England from London to the countryside. I think I got a real experience there which leads me to the biggest life change...
I'm moving in with Ben. Yes, you read that right. This summer I'm doing another study abroad but this time in London and then I'm going to do the fall semester. My school gave me the permission to do it through another university. As soon as I get the formal paperwork it's set in stone. I'll have to come back for my last semester to finish the required courses and take the Louisiana Bar Exam, but after that I plan on going back either to get an LLM (which is like a business degree masters for a lawyer) or get a job with an American company that deals in England. I'll probably have to take another Bar exam for New York to do that since Louisiana is the only civil law state but I'm getting a dual civil and common law qualification. I kinda can't believe it. I've teased my overbearing parents my entire life that I was going to find myself a foreign husband and run off. I never thought I'd actually DO it. Fun how things turn out like that, no?
I'm back at school pining away at the moment, trying to cope with classes, three organizations one for which I am a board member, a law journal which I'm supposedly an editor of, a new puppy, and loads of paper work to arrange going to school in England and getting a clerkship while I'm there (preferably a paid one between summer and fall semester.) Needless to say I'm stressed out. On top of it all I'm feeling very abandoned and left out by my law school friends. I don't know why, but I'm being excluded from friendships I had before. It hurts on top of missing my boyfriend. As if I wasn't lonely enough already. My friends in Baton Rouge I miss terribly too, thank god for my roomie and skype or I might actually lose it. To top it off I'm tired, so very very tired. Like I'm sick tired all the time. I don't have time to sleep and when I do I just feel more tired. I feel old, lonely and dreary. It's such a weird place to be in right now. But I'm surviving. I have to. But sometimes surviving hurts.
So that's why I'm not posting much and why I'm around so little. I want to do more but there just aren't enough hours in the day. I hope someone reads all this because I'd like some support to know I'll make it through this year alive. Thanks to all of you who listened to my ramble. I hope I'll be able to listen to your's :heart:
I think it's time to write an entry about my life thus far and how much things have changed. Read the bottom part of this entry for the BIGGEST life change. Moving to England. Srsly. If you read anything, read the bottom.
So as some of you may know (because god knows the 3 of you who read this thing should) I spent my summer studying abroad in Austria. Let me tell you, it was the greatest idea I have ever had in my life. I saw parts of the world I never thought I'd ever see. My parents have always been very overprotective, my father in particular, so this was the first time I've ever really put my foot down and said "fuck you, I'm an adult and I can do whatever I want if I'm the one paying back the student loans." Thank god I did it.
I went two weeks before hand with the amazing :iconjisuk: to Paris and London. Paris is the most beautiful city I have ever seen, the only problem is that French people live there. Just kidding! For the most part they were pleasant enough; like in any place, some where very nice and some were standoffish. It happens.
And then there's London. I think I was there less than 5 hours when I met Ben. I swear, this is my future husband people. I've never felt this way about anyone before and meeting him was such random chance. I went to an anime convention while Jisuk took a nap at the hotel. I had randomly looked up conventions like a week before the trip and there just so happened to be one on the very same day we were scheduled to arrive in London. Naturally, I had to go. I had read there was going to be an anime pub quiz on the website so I went a-looking for that. It was so weird being the only American in an anime convention by myself, but also sorta fascinating. Anyway, I didn't see any signs indicating there was going to be a quiz or how to join a team. I decided I might as well ask someone about it but I figured if I had to talk to someone I might as well pick the cutest guy in the room. It's kinda history from there.
I kept in constant touch with him once I flew into Vienna for my studies. Vienna is beautiful, there's a great deal of music and theater culture, and most people speak English and are very polite and friendly. However, I don't think I'd ever go back of my own accord. It's nice there but it wasn't the kind of place for me. It doesn't help that I wanted to go back to visit England or that one week was the hottest week on record for 100 years and they don't have air-conditioning. But I digress.
The classes themselves were actually pretty interesting. Learning about Austria's legal system, the legal systems of other countries, and about the EU may or may not sound nice to everyone but for the most part it was very informative and captivating. The exams weren't anywhere near as bad as they are in the states so GPA boosting is always a plus. On the weekend they did trips to Prague, some trip I skipped to go back to London were Ben and I decided the relationship was going to be official, and Venice. Venice, btw, looks like every photograph you've ever seen. It's gorgeous and doesn't smell in most places unlike what people say. Very touristy, lots of restoration/scaffolding going on, but easy to find yourself wanting to take a wrong turn just to see where the alley will take you. I liked Prague as well. I was there for the World Cup and that was kinda insane. The money system there is very confusing but they're trying to move over to the Euro which I think will be good for them.
At the end of the trip I extended my stay for an extra week to go back to England. Ben and I had an awesome time, I even got to go to an English wedding! I saw all sorts of England from London to the countryside. I think I got a real experience there which leads me to the biggest life change...
I'm moving in with Ben. Yes, you read that right. This summer I'm doing another study abroad but this time in London and then I'm going to do the fall semester. My school gave me the permission to do it through another university. As soon as I get the formal paperwork it's set in stone. I'll have to come back for my last semester to finish the required courses and take the Louisiana Bar Exam, but after that I plan on going back either to get an LLM (which is like a business degree masters for a lawyer) or get a job with an American company that deals in England. I'll probably have to take another Bar exam for New York to do that since Louisiana is the only civil law state but I'm getting a dual civil and common law qualification. I kinda can't believe it. I've teased my overbearing parents my entire life that I was going to find myself a foreign husband and run off. I never thought I'd actually DO it. Fun how things turn out like that, no?
I'm back at school pining away at the moment, trying to cope with classes, three organizations one for which I am a board member, a law journal which I'm supposedly an editor of, a new puppy, and loads of paper work to arrange going to school in England and getting a clerkship while I'm there (preferably a paid one between summer and fall semester.) Needless to say I'm stressed out. On top of it all I'm feeling very abandoned and left out by my law school friends. I don't know why, but I'm being excluded from friendships I had before. It hurts on top of missing my boyfriend. As if I wasn't lonely enough already. My friends in Baton Rouge I miss terribly too, thank god for my roomie and skype or I might actually lose it. To top it off I'm tired, so very very tired. Like I'm sick tired all the time. I don't have time to sleep and when I do I just feel more tired. I feel old, lonely and dreary. It's such a weird place to be in right now. But I'm surviving. I have to. But sometimes surviving hurts.
So that's why I'm not posting much and why I'm around so little. I want to do more but there just aren't enough hours in the day. I hope someone reads all this because I'd like some support to know I'll make it through this year alive. Thanks to all of you who listened to my ramble. I hope I'll be able to listen to your's :heart: