Making the Decision

Last semester I decided I wanted to study abroad but I had no idea where. At first I was thinking Australia or Ireland but as soon as I heard about semester at sea I knew that was where I wanted to be. The first step was researching and convincing my parents. It wasn't as difficult as i thought it would be. So I went to my study abroad office once again and declared my trip filled out a bunch of paper work and started my application. I finished my application with the help of my advisor, the study abroad office and my parents and then the torture began... waiting for my acceptance! The morning I got my acceptance email I was in North Carolina doing community service work and I was so excited! when i got home from my spring break i called my mother and figured out that I would choose to live in the economy room because it was the cheapest and I did not want to pay extra, and the $500 deposit was made :)  Now this post makes it seem like the process has been easy but it has really been a lot of work. Making appointments with advisors, figuring out how I was going to pay, completing the application, getting my courses approved, it seems my to do list only got longer no matter how many thing I crossed off. The good news now is that i can focus on my scholarships until SAS gives me more direction :)