Let's pretend that I'm a diligent writer and that I didn't forget to blog for 2 weeks in a row.
That means that you already know about the end of summer school, my visit with some out-of-town family, my AMAZING trip to Iron Springs Resort on the Washington coast, and my general laziness in between all of those.
Since my last post (that being one week ago, since I keep up with writing so attentively) I have but three note-worthy things.
(These are not in chronological order.)
1. My visa arrived!!! There was little question before as to whether or not my visa would be granted, but actually seeing my passport with the sticker on it was extremely reassuring.
2. Karate has been awesome, which while not out of the ordinary does provide a good break from my mind, which is constantly in a state of stress/excitement.
3. I had a family reunion. I love my family dearly, and they were all very supportive of me leaving for a year, although I did get the classic (O_o) look from some when they heard exactly how long I will be gone.
Besides these things, steady progress is being made on things such as clothing-shopping and the collection of little gifts for my host family.
I am trying my best to take advantage of all the little moments that I still have in the U.S. and I try to not cry too much about all of the goodbyes I have made/will be making in the next couple of weeks...
Thanks for reading!
