Good News? (And of course, some bad news, too.)
Good News?
A few days ago I got random stuff (more pictures, a school transcript, an occupation and income form) sent off to Mrs. Nelson so she can send it to Japan so they can get me my C.o.E. I e-mailed her saying that it had been sent, and asked a few questions. They were: How much will it cost all together and when is it due? Will we have to set up the flight or will we get help with it? and When do you think I’ll get a host family?
This is the response I got:
“1. I will check again, but I believe your cost will be $3,000. We can wire transfer it to Japan about 2 weeks before you depart for school.
2. You can purchase your tickets direct, and probably need to since you will be responsible for the cost. Here are the flights that our Japanese students used this spring when they returned home.
Northwest Flight 1528 10:55 a.m. to Narita, via Minneapolis. (If there is another flight number from Minneapolis to Narita, I don’t have that) But check it out at Northwest Airlines and see if all connections work for you.
3. Hide Murakami e-mailed me yesterday, asking for your information, so he can find a host family. That is being sent today and I hope to hear back soon.”
1. The cost is a lot cheaper than we had expected. Of course there’s going to be the price for the plane tickets and spending money, but in general it seems a lot cheaper than it could’ve been. Also the fact that it’s not due for a while is good, so I can possibly get a job this summer and save up a bit so I can help my mom/family pay for it.
2. It’s good to have some sort of a reference, and it’ll be easier to get tickets since I won’t have to try and coordinate with a certain flight over there. I mean, sure, I won’t have a ton of exchange students to be hyper with on the flight over, but I’m good at entertaining myself, and I’ll have the newest book in the Twilight series to (re-?)read, along with my laptop (possibly) and an iPod.
3. Soon. It says soon. O~h mah gawsh. Unless I’m completely off the mark, soon means soon which means I’ll most likely have a host family soon! I’m not with a big organization where I have to compete for spots with several different exchange students from all sorts of countries. And if I’m guessing right, they’ll probably search for someone within the school that would be willing to do it.
The Bad News?
Huge project due tomorrow. 500 points. I need to print around 50 pages. I have no printer. I will not come in contact with a printer before the class when it’s due. Right now I have maybe 50 points. 10%. I already have a bad grade in that class.
I need to come up with 3 characters that I can switch between freely for Theater Class.
I have a huge Biology project that was supposed to be due tomorrow that was moved to Monday (thank goodness), but I have to write a report on the Regal Moth as well as make an animation of it’s metamorphosis cycle. Not too fun.
I also have a book I want to finish reading. (The Host by Stephenie Meyer)
I also have math homework daily.
I’m aching and sore all over because of the constant switching from cold and rainy to hot and humid, which makes my arthritis act up. Not to mention that spring is making my asthma worse.
I also have 9 days of school left. And no camera. This is the last time I’ll see the majority of these people in my life and I lost my freaking camera. GAH. I swear, if my little brother took it and just isn’t telling me where it is…
