Australia Today

the big day is tomorrow!
anticipation is getting to me. I'm so excited.
in a little more than 24 hours I will be on a plane to Sydney, Australia can you believe it?
who would have known that I would have been blessed with this opportunity.

A little background before my blog lights up with Australian adventures:
Most people when they study abroad take general ed classes since there aren't many major specific programs. When I declared my graphic design major last year, I went over a class schedule for the next couple years with my advisor and I had to be taking at least 3 art classes per semester. I had already taken most all of my gen ed classes while I wasn't sure what I wanted to study. This meant that I couldn't study abroad. I had accepted this fact and just decided that I might to a little bit of traveling after I graduated or even teach english abroad with a good organization or something instead. However, one day I was browsing study abroad programs (who knows why because I knew I wasn't going). When I came across the BestSemester program I looked up what ones had art classes and the Australia one popped up. I researched it more and it actually had some of the classes I needed. I talked with my parents and they said the only way it would work (because I was looking at this other program) was if I could keep my institutional aid. Well I didn't think that was possible but when I met with one of the study abroad people at the office, they said that since BestSemester was part of the CCCUniversities (or something like that) I would be able to keep my institutional aid because I wouldn't actually be taking a leave of absence. CRAZY. I went to apply and realized that the date had already passed. bummer. I was a little upset, but when i went back on the next day, it said that there was an extended application deadline. WHAT. I mean, c'mon how many things could just be perfect? needless to say I applied and a day later was accepted into the program.

So in the end everything worked out in some strange crazy perfect way.

now put your seatbelts on and get ready for sarcastic, hilarious adventures as you get to live vicariously through me in the land of Oz. excited? you should be.