Well everyone, after a lengthy hiatus, I am back in action here. I have been insanely busy the last few weeks, to say the least. I had a long paper to write, classes to select and register for (which required a coordinated effort with America which is no easy feat considering the time difference), my post graduation job to pick out, internship details to look over, lots of homework to do, etc, etc. Needless to say, I was holding my breath for a while, so this whole operation had to fall between the cracks for a while. But here are the results of all that hard work:
1) I have a complete class schedule picked out for next semester and for next Spring semester. It's official: I will graduate on time, with a double major in International Politics and Japanese, with a minor in Military Leadership. Bam- that feels good :) Plus, I am managing to only take 13 credits in my last semester of my senior year, half of which will be ROTC courses. I like this.
2) I figured out international miscommunication that had raised by student accounts balance by $4000 (yikes!)
3) I have planned time with loved ones around my incredibly jam-packed summer schedule.
4) I found out my boyfriend was going to Afghanistan, which freed up my summer in the most unfortunate sort of way.
5) I was given the classification of 14NX, making me an Intelligence Officer- pretty cool, I think.
6) I (not single-handedly) planned a week-long trip from Japan to America incredibly last minute, but successfully.
7) Marathon training.
*Unrelated, but I have to buy a suit.
8) I am now dreaming in Japanese and struggling to find words in English.
9) I got an A on most of my midterms.
10) I realized how blessed I am to be an American and to have a home where so many people love me and support me, even if they are 7,500 miles away.
Life has thrown me a lot of curve balls in the past two weeks. I have bawled, I have laughed until I cried, I have felt numb, even went through an entire day where I continually kept mixing up 4 separate languages before finally giving up at 5PM and going to bed. I have gone through several sleepless nights, I have felt homesick, heartsick, small, overwhelmed by the beauty of the country I am living in, and I have felt anger towards people who were spared my rage only by the sheer 7,500 mile distance between us. I'm not naming any names, Student Accounts Office. But through it all, I have come out with my head above water, and in a relatively sane place. I am ready to move forward with the cards I am dealt, knowing I can make those cards do a lot of different things.
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