Switch Point

Hey Everyone,

It's been a weird last couple of days. Really the whole last month feels so weird. I'm no longer in Orlando -- that's right! I finished my program. It's a switch point in my life.

This brings about mixed feelings. I loved my experience! Don't get me wrong, at times it was rough and the work felt like slave labor yet I had so much fun and met so many people and made great friends. It was sad to leave so early compared to everyone else (since I'm a BYU student the program ends sooner for us to go back to school). It was hard to say goodbye but it does help that I know I will get to see some people again. I've already seen Jenna and Hannah and I are planing to live together this fall.

But on the same hand, I was a little ready to go too. Not so much to school but to move on to the next thing, which happened to be school. This was definitely overwhelming. Thursday night, I didn't sleep. AT ALL. I left for the airport around 6 in the morning where I had a 4-hour flight to Denver, a 3-hour layover, then a 1 1/2 hour flight to Salt Lake City. There my mom met me at the airport and we drove the 4 hours to Rexburg. Talk about a long and exhausting day! There I met up with Scott, Becky, and finally got to meet Adam!!! As well as my cousin, Rendi. My mom and I stayed with her and the next day checked in, moved in, found classes, got books, and got all situated. Rendi was a lifesaver!

The rest of the day was spent getting groceries and hanging out with family. We went to my aunt Rilda's house in Shelley, which is about 40 mins away. Sunday my mom took me back to campus and she left for SLC to catch her 8pm flight back to AZ. Definitely wasn't a moment to rest. Sunday I unpacked, went to a fireside, and later went to Jenna's apt to play games. That was a lot of fun. I feel so grateful she thought to invite me :)

Today I'm running errands. I woke up early (not by my alarm clock :( ) and showered, then hit campus to run through my schedule once more, talk to the Financial Aid/Scholarship people, talk to housing, and also had to go to the Health Center to get a TB test (they sprung that one on me last minute). It's now 2pm and I've done so much today and yet have all this time. I'm so bored!!!

I know I'm going to regret saying this but I wish classes would start already because then comes homework and I won't be so bored. Of course, when this really takes affect I'll regret this plus hopefully I'll have more friends to hang out with :)

I'm taking a full load this semester and I actually forgot about it until I started to buy my books. I'm beginning to think what was I thinking?! My classes are: Mission Prep, Accounting 201, Microeconomics, Statistics, and Math for the Real World. Wish me luck with this endeavor!!!

Sorry this is so many words. I would post pictures but I forgot my camera and stuff at my apt but then again I'm so bored I may actually walk to my apt and back just to give me something to do. This is one perk of BYUI...

Last semester: I lived "far" from campus (20 min walk), lived in a shack, and paid for laundry, internet, and utilities separate from rent ($257/month) making a total of about $280/month.

Here: I live CLOSE to campus (literally across the street), live in a nice place, have a washer and dryer INSIDE the apt (!!!!!!), and internet and utilities are included in the rent. I calculated that total I pay about $250/month.

I could get used to this :D