Well, as I'm sure you can tell, this is my first post here. I plan to update this once a week while I'm in Germany, but for now, I'll just use it to record my thoughts and the process prior to my departure.
Anyway, I guess I'll talk a bit about what I'm doing so far. I've decided to go with the Youth for Understanding (YFU) organization. The cost, location, and scholarship opportunities just fit to me and my needs best. As of now, I haven't submitted my application. I'm planning to wait until the end of this school year, in June. By then I will have written all the essays, gotten all the pictures, and filled out all the forms I need to.
Even though this program costs less than some others I looked at, it's still going to cost a butt-load of money. Right now, I have a job that might bring in a good sum of cash by the time I leave, but I will probably need to do more to make more. I'll probably look at getting a summer job (that's in addition to the one I have now, and the little job I'll have on Sundays) for both of the summers between now and when I leave. I might do some fundraisers, too. I've thought about holding a contest of sorts in which people can pay a bit of money and make a guess at to how long my hair will be at the end of the summer of 2011. I'll pitch the idea to my family and see how that goes...
I guess that's all for now. I don't know when I'll post again, but I doubt it's going to be a regular thing.
Aufwiedersehen!
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