So Far

As it stands right now, I have plane tickets booked, and my application fee paid in full.

And that’s all.

I’m leaving on July 26, and will return on August 23. I haven’t heard from Language Liaison since they sent me a receipt for my application fee, but honestly, I’m not too concerned about that. I signed up for housing with a host family, so they should be orchestrating that. I usually tend to subscribe to the theory that “no news is good news” and assume everything is fine. If I don’t hear anything by the end of the month, though, I’ll probably email them and make sure everything is in order.

After all, I’m leaving in 2 months.

Now that school’s out, this trip is the next thing that I really have to look forward to, and I definitely am. I’m starting to get very excited about going, and I’m starting to think about what I’m going to need to bring, and the fact that I have to work a lot this summer to save up spending money.

I realized yesterday that (I think) I’m going during the down-time for the symphonies and other cultural things, so I’m going to miss that sort of stuff. Guess I’ll just have to go back after I graduate and do it again.

I think it’s time to start collecting a list of “Things I Have To See/Do While I’m In Berlin”. School is out, as I mentioned, so I have the next two months to get prepared.

And I’m ready to start.