ok.... it was amazing talking to her. I think that may have just made my day. I thought going to another country for a few weeks was cool; I can't imagine what it would be like for a semester or a year, but I want to find out. I want to go. I want to get away for a semester at least. I really want to be fluent in another language, and taking a semester or year abroad would be a good way to take a step in that direction. man...