It feels like I always start these slots of posts the same way: “It’s been a while since I last wrote”. The last entries I wrote was about Croatia last summer, which honestly was so fun and I loved it. Since that time, I’ve been a busy bee, working hard, and eventually April 30th came…
Category: trip prep
Getting a Workout
And by that, I mean my bank card. Don’t get excited. As of today, I leave in 9 days.. And that fact doesn’t scare me or make me nervous or make me feel panicked in any way. Oh wait, it doooooeesssssss. Today I went out to get some of the travel things I…
An Expensive 10 Minutes
Well, here I am in my “killing time” phase. Hey, wassup. I’m just killing time. One of the biggest parts of this trip is I have to apply for a Student Visa from Austria. I need it to be allowed to study at the university. The process involves collecting lots of paperwork and filling out…
Packages, Boxes and Bags
Welp. The semester is over. The time has nearly arrived. BUT NOT QUITE YET. I STILL HAVE SOME TIME! My school semester has ended, meaning that I must now move on. The past couple days, my father and several of my **wonderful** siblings have helped move me out of my apartment. Lots of lifting…
IT HAS COME!
FINALLY, after months of waiting, I have received my OFFICIAL ACCEPTANCE LETTER to the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria’s School of Business. Try saying that 10 times fast. Now comes the dreaded part – applying for my student visa. I have been dreading this step in the process for a while. It’s the scary…
Beginning The Journey
Dear Ms. Patterson: Congratulations! Your application to participate in the exchange program to University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Austria for the winter term 2016 has been approved by MacEwan International. Well, ladies and gentlemen, Ms. Patterson is now on a path to Austria. Over the next 5 months I will be working on…