As for the news regarding my semester abroad, I have finally been e-mailed about an orientation meeting. I have my first one on Thursday, May 20. My second one is on July 30, which is a Friday. I can't believe I'll be gone in a little over three months. I received the e-mail and had to control my breathing. It's not completely real yet, but it's getting there. I still have a boatload of money I need to save before I go. I'm aiming for about $15,000, which may seem unrealistic. The HOPE Scholarship should pay for a good majority of the tuition cost, which won't be any more than usual even though I'll be in a foreign country.
I've also been given tips left and right for going abroad. I can't remember them all so I need to start telling people to write them down. I have so much I need to do that I'm having a hard time keeping it straight mentally. I still need to find luggage. A friend from work said I could borrow her hot pink luggage. The girly part of me is super excited about matching hot pink luggage. Awful, I know.
I also received a reminder of the classes I'm taking this fall. In addition to some Historical Geography class and the required Italian Language and Art classes, I'm taking Painting. Um, did I really sign up for that? Granted, I'm so down for an art class, I just don't think I'll make it past finger painting. Maybe I'll get an A for good attempts, because that will be the only way I'll pass!