Hello December, you're here already?

Well so I apologize for the posting dry spell. I have been busy what with visiting Jeff, writing my 10 page Ancient Greece paper, and having end-of-classes celebrations...

So that's it. My classes are over. No more undergraduate classes for me. My academic career is over, at least temporarily. Wow. I feel mixed about it. Certainly I'm ready. But there are people and things I'll certainly miss.

The campus is just beautiful, and there are lots of great places to walk and fun, spontaneous things to do. Not that the city will be lacking in things to do... but right now I don't know as many people there. Of course, that will change. I'll get to know and love DC, too.

In other news, I got an Amnesty International internship for the spring. Waiting to hear back from Greenpeace, then I've got to decide.

Blowout was nice this year, except I'm getting a cold.

I have decided to create a Tumblr. Not sure how much I'll use it, or how it'll affect this blog. We shall see!

A Note to the STA World Traveler Intern Judges

Hi, if you're reading this, I'd just like to add a couple of things.

-I wanted to make it clear that I have used Macs quite a few times before, and know the basics of Mac use; I simply haven't used them extensively.

-I couldn't add as many links as I'd have liked to. Other sites I'm active on to potentially consider are my STA Travelers' profile and my Twitter.

Thank you!!!

Help! I can't stop thinking about New Zealand!

So today I was checking to see what companies will be at Friday's job fair, which I plan to attend to search for internships. Randomly, AustraLearn will be there. In the description on the site with the companies, it mentioned they took students for study abroad (obvious) but also for internships in Australia and New Zealand. And suddenly I started daydreaming about having a summer internship in NZ, most likely in Welly (do I just want to avoid summer or something?). It sounds incredibly amazing. Expensive, but it would be amazing. It's not even really an option, but... is it healthy for a girl to have a dream? I mean, not only do I know I love New Zealand, but I even have friends there! I could go visit Jane in QT (or maybe she'd be coming up), Jenn and possibly Jenny and Brandon in Auckland, and down to Dunners maybe... I don't know where Tim and Sarah would be, but I could potentially see them. And if I'm there for winter holidays, maybe Liam would even be coming to Welly! So you can see this wasn't just a fleeting wish, but a distinctly detailed fantasy. Some New Zealand internships, I discovered, even pay! Which would help offset the cost of going over there. It might even be possible to get an extra job on the side. If only, I'm thinking, I could afford it. Oh what a wonderful summer/winter that would be! Another possibility my mind ran to was this, and it involves a lot of ifs: say I get the EPA job this summer, and save up a decent amount of cash. Say I also manage to graduate one semester early. What do I do that final semester? How about a summer (slash fall) internship in NZ! Through my 4:30 to 6 class I couldn't stop daydreaming about NZ. I miss it. I miss Dunners. I miss Amy. I miss all the beauty and all the awesomeness. Dear lord, I need to go back. And the sooner the better.

But there was also that brief thought about working in London for a while. Could that be accomplished this summer? Basically I've got the wanderlust thing going on all the time. I'm doomed.