WAKE UP!

I hope people are ready for me to start posting all the time again. At least, I hope I'll be posting all the time when I go back to Europe.

I'm trying to think of what my options will be, when I'm done with school.  I'd like to get a job in Europe so I can stay there long-term.  I think New York or Washington DC would also be interesting options.  I kind of think the UN is looking like the best option for me... I guess I'll see where things go.  I don't really mind taking a bit of extra time to figure this stuff out. I was supposed to be halfway done with college by now but it's okay with me.  I feel a lot better about what I'm doing now than I ever did about my classes at Boise State.

I love spring.  We went to Boise today, dress shopping because Alyssa has prom on Saturday. Last minute, I know. She had a dress, but they dyed it and then washed it and then dried it too long and then rhinestones fell off and then...  Well, they just gave up.  Fine by me, I really didn't like the color they dyed it. Her new dress is purple!  I got a few cute dresses too.  Not expensive prom dresses though. I don't need one of those. I never even went to prom!  Anyway, it rained today. A bit of distant lightning. I love it.

Also, it's weird to think that I'm looking at Mountain Home and Boise for the last time in a very long time over these next couple of months.  Even if I come back to visit in a year, none of my family will be in Mountain Home anymore. Most of my friends are off at random universities.  I'd be up in northern Idaho, where Mom and Dad will be.  I've been thinking that maybe I'll start taking a walk into town every day.  With a dog, a blanket and a book.  And maybe an umbrella, since it's spring.  I can go find a park to lay down and read a book for a while. After all, it only takes about an hour to walk into town...  I could use the exercise and the time out of the house, as could my dog.

I have to start packing up my bedroom. In boxes. Labeling them so they can be put away.  I've lived in this house my entire life. It's very sad to be leaving. I can't really stay forever though, and it will be nice for my parents to have a new house.

The End.  (Not really. More like the beginning.  Stay tuned?)

April

I intended to write this blog post at the start of the month, but somehow it never made it to the screen.  I did write part of it, and then never finished... How about this:  Let's see if Angie can remember everything she wanted to say!

So. It's April.  Suddenly I realized I had a lot of stuff to get done this month, and not a lot of time left to do it. I didn't realize time was getting so short.  I have a plane ticket booked for June 14th.  Ahhh, I'm leaving in two months!  I'm so excited.

I got my immigration forms printed and filled out, I'm just waiting on a response to an email with some questions about certain parts. Then I have to get it sent via registered mail to the school.  I also have to get some money transferred to the school for tuition and such.  That should be fun. I have to go to the bank and figure out how I might go about doing that.  I got an early 4 year renewal on my driver's license.  I was supposed to wait until I'm 21 so I can get the "under 21" label taken off the card but since I won't be here, I don't want to have to retest and everything.  I also need to get my bank card renewed early because it expires about the same time as my driver's license was supposed to....  I haven't heard back about the student apartment, but they said I won't hear about it until 2-3 weeks before the apartment is available, which is mid-August.  They said the apartments are specifically reserved for international students, so even if I can't get the one I reserved, they'll just give me a different one at approximately the same price.  I'm not sure what circumstances would make it so that I couldn't get the one I reserved, but we shall see.

I'm super excited!!  Less than two months, I'll be back in Europe. Not to mention I pretty much get to spend the summer on the beach.  Hopefully I don't get too bored.  The thing is, I have to open a bank account in the Netherlands so that the school can refund me some money after tuition, and they said it will take four to six weeks for that refund to occur, so I want the refund to come to me in time to pay for my apartment. Also, they want to see the originals of my diploma and grade list, so if I am there in June school will still be in session and I can just take that in to them.

Two months! Eep!