Going home...

I know this entry isn't very SAS related, but...I'm going home tomorrow! I'm officially done with my sophomore year of college at 9am tomorrow morning. All my exams are finished, but I still have a paper to submit. I just packed up most of my room when I should probably have taken a nap figuring I pulled my first all-nighter last night. Suprisingly though, I'm not that tired. Yes, I can definitely tell that I didn't get 8 or more hours of sleep, but I don't feel like I only took a 2 hour nap. I'm going to try to last without taking a nap til tonight so I can get a good nights sleep later. I have a few more things to do before my dad gets into town but other than that, I'm pretty much set.

Oh! Actually, I do have some SAS related news. I have finally finished all my paperwork for my International Programs office here at CNU. Between CNU paperwork and SAS paperwork, I have filled out more packets these past few months than in my entire life. I've heard rumors that it just gets worse as it gets closer to sailing. I have some awsesome news! Because I sent in my $1000 deposit all the way back in October of '07, when they raised the price of the trip $1520, they credited my account with that money. I guess you can say I've received a total of $4520 in financial aid from SAS alone. I don't have the exact $ figure of how much I owe out-of-pocket at the end of May, but it's something ridiculously lower than I first imagined. Less than $4,000 I believe. (That includes all my federal financial aid, money in the bank, and scholarships). That $4000 is being paid with a loan that I applied for and hopefully will receive. Now, I just have to keep pushing for sponsor money. I would love to get a few thousand more dollars. I'd be set!

Well, I wish I could keep writing, but I really should be working on that paper. God knows I could write about Semester at Sea for hours...

p.s. 112 days til departure