Today was the due date for the preliminary parts of the application for both the summer, semester, and year programs beginning in 2011, and thus I was freaking out. Not that I haven't had plenty of time to get it together, but the final click of the submit button is well... er, very final. I won't even try to defend myself over claims of being overdramatic, because I realize it myself. However, I am the way I am. So I clicked submit and off it went into cyberspace and into the hands of people who will be determining my and many other's fates for the coming year.
I applied for the summer program (approximately 6-8 weeks long) and listed my top three preferred countries/languages of study as follows:
1. Tajikistan - Tajik
2. Russia - Russian..... who knew?
3. China - Chinese..... another no brainer.
So now all I have left to do is postmark some signed agreements and forms as well as get my high school to send in a copy of my transcript. And then I'm on to the waiting game along with hundreds of others. That is the part I fear. Right now, I have control (I realize I actually have none but I choose to believe my own lie) and my fate is not out of my hands. At least not yet.
And so, as it finally sets in that I have very little to a null amount of control, I have turned to reaching out to others in my position by creating my own little spot on the web. In the future, if I am a very lucky girl, I hope this blog will serve as a guide to my global adventure in the summer of 2011. So if you have applied or are participating or have previously participated OR are thinking about maybe applying, then leave a note and let me know what you know or what you think!
p.s. - please feel free to correct me on any spelling errors or incorrect facts regarding anything I say. It's bound to happen so speak up!
