Slaving away night and day (well, kinda...)
I will have officially finished my degree this Wednesday. No more late nights finishing assignments.
It's not the definite end though. I'm trying to get a place at medical school for September 2014. Unfortunately I wasn't successful this year, but hopefully I'll have some luck next year.
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So today I arrived in Peru. I meant to post my first post on this thing at one of the airports or even in Tulsa, but I was tired and also I'm lazy. I'll try to keep it updated every day or two but considering this is me we're talking about that may not happen. Anyway, the trip here was uneventful. I had a nine hour layover in Houston during which time I slept on the comfy floor under the relaxing fluorescent lights and also reread The Hunger Games. Then I flew to Bogota, which is not pronounced how you think, and stayed overnight at a Holiday Inn.
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Amidst the excitement of spending a couple weeks in Bali working with Kindergartners (my favorite age!) I didn't think too much about getting there. I mean, I knew I'd be flying. Obviously. Time warping and "Beam me up Scottie" doesn't actually work yet, for me at least. Then a couple days before I bought my ticket I realized...I'll be flying to the other side of the world with no travel companion. It's not THAT big of a deal really, but then again, it kinda is! I've been on long flights before, but always traveling with a friend.
Read moreI've been back for 2 months from Costa Rica now and it was amazing. When you're a first time volunteer you don't know what to expect. The vitamins they tell you to bring, $8 may seem like a lot but when you see them being passed out to 40 plus kids like at Rayito de Luz you know that it was money well spent and makes you wish you wish you would have bought more. The kids and workers there are truly amazing. This was one of the most humbling experiences ever. What I realized was that this was just one needy place of many in Costa Rica.
Read moreWell here I am at 4:24am at Changi airport in Singapore. It has been a long day up until this point but I have had decent flights and no problems up until now, I have even managed a few hours sleep on the floor of the transit lounge! I am really looking forward to arriving in Cambodia and meeting all the new people I will work with over the next 6 weeks.
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15/05/13
Firstly, mum a few photos are (hopefully) attached somewhere on this website.
Read moreJust bought the plane tickets... Everything becomes more and more real. Volunteering in Sri Lanka is no more a simple project, it slowly becomes reality! My friend Audrey who's volunteering with me just paid her registration fee and we took an appointment at the travel clinic. We are sooooo excited! At the same time, we are still a bit anxious but thanks to our very supportive parents, we are going to overcome this fear soon. We also started fundraising and I think I have enough to pay back my ticket!!! I am so thankful to my family and friends for their support in this project.
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Time change, work schedule, bus stops, room mates, food, temperature. These are all the things that I have been adjusting to over the last four 6 days as I explore China and specifically Xi'an. The above changes mentioned are just a few of the adjustments I have been making through my experience with IVHQ so far.
TIME CHANGE:
Read moreSå er mine 5/6 dage her ved stranden ved at være ovre. Jeg sidder lige nu og venter på bussen, som kommer og henter mig kl. 16.45. Jeg skulle tjekke ud kl. 12, så siden da har jeg bare gået lidt rundt, spist noget frokost og været lidt sammen med nogle af de andre fra organisationen der også er her. Jeg ville tage en tidlig bus, så jeg kunne komme tilbage og få ordnet vasketøj og bade og lige slappe lidt af inden jeg skal arbejde igen i morgen, men fordi deres helligdage slutter i dag, var alle busser undtagen den sene optaget allerede.
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