Registration

Suazo emailed and said that most of the students have been registered for their courses. I am the exception. I have a hold on my record due to a health form not being turned in. Suazo is going to see if they will waive it, because I am already admitted into the University System of Georgia. They should already know that I have submitted my health records.

After that I will be registered for my three courses. Then I will have to pay the remaining balances of the program cost and airfare. HOPE will cover most of Tuition and Fees. Maybe a few hundred short.

Books Came

My Spain Travel Guide came yesterday.
I do not have to go to the GSU Study Abroad meeting next Thursday. But I do have to go to the Segovia meeting on May 22...I am missing Rachel's graduation and Chris's family get-together in West Virginia. : (

I still need to send in my papers to Suazo. I also need to send him a passport sized picture of myself...Oh the things I need to get done!

Orientation is Over!

One orientation down, lots more to go.
I did learn a few things:

I have a huge to do list. I need to contact financial aid. Just made a meeting with Mrs. Crawley to see if I can get a loan for the trip. Filled out summer survey for financial aid. Waiting on confirmation email from GCSU. Then have to check GSU's webmail to see if they have received the information. Need to call Suazo to see if my classes are actually registered for (maybe an email will suffice?). I need to let my bank know about my trip to Spain, so they don't freak out at the "random" charges to my account. I need to find out if I need to change my phone plan as well...I am going to need to be able to call home at least a few times!

I have to do this INST 2985 Study Abroad Seminar because I am not going with GCSU. It's actually kinda cool what they have me doing for it. Oh, and I get a 1 credit for the "class". I will have to stay in contact with Dwight Call from GCSU by email while I am over there, and I will be updating him a few times, letting him know who things are going. I have to read the Spain Guidebook from Lonely Planet. I will like this, cause it requires me to learn about the country before I go over there. I also get to choose a book of my own liking. I will have a paper on the books due before August 16, the start of fall classes. I also have to write a paper about my primary research in Spain, based on any topic I want! This will be exciting. I think I want to write about family life in Spain.

That's all for now.

The Start of Orientations

Tomorrow is my first orientation for Spain. It is through GCSU, even though I am going through GSU, I still have to go to all of the stuff for GCSU´s programs...I guess technically I still belong to them?

It is at 10 am. Lasts 2 hours. We will see what I learn! Stay tuned!

911...actually...

Nope. In Spain, they do not dial 911. They dial 112.

Woops...

I accidentally hit the "enter" button on my keyboard and it posted my post, before I was ready to post it. I am still getting used to blogging. Although, I think that I will like it.

Segovia...

I listed my Mom as my emergency contact...that's probably important.
Apparently I also have to have a physician's certificate to go...make sure I am all healthy and such. I think I have to have my blood checked...?
Oh, and I just found out that the name of the Spanish University that I will be attending is called Colegio Claret and the program I am enrolled in is called Estudios de Extranjeros en Segovia.

And I keep forgetting my Eagle Id...it is the equivalent of our Bobcat ID. I just do not remember mine. P.s. The information keeps telling me that the host family I will be living with is supposed to treat me like part of the family: three meals a day, birthday celebrations, family outings, church, etc. This is getting EXCITING!

So...now I just have to finish filling out all of the paperwork, and then I just need to send it back to Dr. Suazo. Oh, and I need to send a passport sized picture. I keep forgetting that. Oh, one more thing. I have to do an online thing with Georgia View Vista for GCSU to make sure that I can go on the program. Oh boy there is a lot to get done. Not to mention, I still need to go talk to financial aid about those loans!!

Acceptance Letter

So, I finally just received my final acceptance letter for the Segovia Program. I am so pumped. I have our study abroad orientation meeting in Statesboro May 22. I guess my parents will have to drive down here, pick me up, and then head that way with me. It should be a fun little road trip. Plus, it will be cool for them to get to learn about where I will be going and what I will be doing. Eventually, I am going to post just information about Spain. About the city that I will be living in. Things like that. It should be a good time. I hope.

But for now, it is just going to be sort of boring fact stuff. Basically just about study abroad in itself. Anyways...back to the packet of fun things I got along with my acceptance letter...