so i haven't really had much to say as of late. i'm just kinda "hanging out" these days. working at my dad's office a few hours a day... picking up the occassional shift at outback... dreaming of Australia always. speaking of the land down under, i know people have been curious as to how that is going. well i applied for my visa, but since i was in bulgaria for more than three months i have to have a chest x ray to test for tuberculosis. bulgaria is a considered a "high risk" country for TB, according to the australian government. i was slightly annoyed b/c i feel like i had a shot for something every month i was in bulgaria... not to mention the fact that i JUST got tested for TB before i came home. but it's whatever. i'll walk through fire to get out of monroe at this point! i have a doctor's appointment this monday, so hopefully after that i'll be just a hop, skip, and a jump away from a year of fabulousness in sydney!
i can't wait to explore my options when i get there... photography classes, cooking classes, and anything having to do with the water and marine life! the other day i read the newspaper for sydney university and it was seriously one of the funniest college publications i've ever seen in my life. i really want to look into school there as well...
which brings me to my next thought. i've been reading my friends' blogs from back in bulgaria, and i always try to think of encouraging words... but i can't! that place sucks pretty hardcore. personally, when i was there most of my good times were centered outside of school and/or with the other volunteers. i'm just so glad things played out the way they did. i'm so happy right now. i swear, nothing can bring me down. i love being home, and i love looking forward to my next adventure. i think if i had finished the two years it would be the opposite. i would be so bitter, i would be a different person. i actually have a very sunny disposition, but sadly it was often overshadowed by my constant frustration, lonliness, and dissapointment.
i think what made my departure so different was that i had already had serious thoughts about leaving early. and i had a plan if i did decide to leave early. not only that, but i was there for almost a year. i think other volunteers who leave early have regrets because they realize they didn't give the situation a fair chance (i.e. left too soon) or they came back to absolutely nothing (no job, house, etc.) and didn't really know where to start.
i guess what i'm trying to say is that you should do what makes you happy. i'm glad i did.
PS. i know ya'll saw my britney pics. it was AWESOME!!!! next up... lily allen. she won't have a show like britney's, but her songs hi-larious. if you haven't heard "not fair." please listen to it: http://music.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=music.artistalbums&artistid=12283261&ap=0&albumid=10643612
