Hello Everyone,
So in exactly 10 days, I will be on my way to Ecuador. I can not wait one minute. My sister Ashley leaves tomorrow to move to the Dominican Republic. I am very excited for her. She has been looking forward to this for a long time. So needless to say everything in my house is crazy.
Last Wednesday, my mom and I drove to New York City to get my visa. Everything went well and I was approved. However, we could not go back the next day to pick up my passport and visa so our travel agent had to. We had a lot of fun in New York City. We went to lunch, saw time square, the statue of liberty, and ground zero. It's amazing how different New York City is from Boston. I am so grateful my mom drove 10 hours just to get that paperwork for me.
For the next week and a half, I have my days all planned out. I have to say goodbye to all of my friends and family. They're bittersweet days because I am so excited, but I will miss them all. I have spent a lot of time at the beach to get a base tan. This is te first time I am not as white as a ghost.
Packing is a huge hassel. Everytime you go somewhere you remember something you forgot and you have to write it down. I still have to pack a bunch, but most of it is last minute stuff like make-up and everything.
I have talked to my host family a few times. They are planning to pick me up at the airport so I can not wait to meet them. I am sad that I have seen no pictures of them and not had the oppurtunity to talk to their kids. All is well though, and I will meet them very soon.
Both my mother and I have talked with our exchange student. My mom has even e-mailed with Gizem's (exchange student) mother. She is a lovely girl from Turkey. Very smart, funny, and very pretty. She will do just fine here in our schools. She arrives four days after I leave so I will meet her when I return from Ecuador. My family is excited to retry the exchange student thing. The experience already is so different, in a very good way.
Well for now that is all. I will write again when I arrive in Ecuador. Oh boy, I can not wait!
So in exactly 10 days, I will be on my way to Ecuador. I can not wait one minute. My sister Ashley leaves tomorrow to move to the Dominican Republic. I am very excited for her. She has been looking forward to this for a long time. So needless to say everything in my house is crazy.
Last Wednesday, my mom and I drove to New York City to get my visa. Everything went well and I was approved. However, we could not go back the next day to pick up my passport and visa so our travel agent had to. We had a lot of fun in New York City. We went to lunch, saw time square, the statue of liberty, and ground zero. It's amazing how different New York City is from Boston. I am so grateful my mom drove 10 hours just to get that paperwork for me.
For the next week and a half, I have my days all planned out. I have to say goodbye to all of my friends and family. They're bittersweet days because I am so excited, but I will miss them all. I have spent a lot of time at the beach to get a base tan. This is te first time I am not as white as a ghost.
Packing is a huge hassel. Everytime you go somewhere you remember something you forgot and you have to write it down. I still have to pack a bunch, but most of it is last minute stuff like make-up and everything.
I have talked to my host family a few times. They are planning to pick me up at the airport so I can not wait to meet them. I am sad that I have seen no pictures of them and not had the oppurtunity to talk to their kids. All is well though, and I will meet them very soon.
Both my mother and I have talked with our exchange student. My mom has even e-mailed with Gizem's (exchange student) mother. She is a lovely girl from Turkey. Very smart, funny, and very pretty. She will do just fine here in our schools. She arrives four days after I leave so I will meet her when I return from Ecuador. My family is excited to retry the exchange student thing. The experience already is so different, in a very good way.
Well for now that is all. I will write again when I arrive in Ecuador. Oh boy, I can not wait!
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