Graduation is over! Finally! I have just one more exam to write tomorrow (Math 12, UGH!) and then I'm completely finished high school! It is interesting, knowing that this is what I have been waiting for for so long! Grad was fun, though. We had our prom on the Thursday, and that was fun, then Friday was grad. We had many activities taking place before hand, and we were all pretty tired from the night before. Then the parade, buffet, and ceremonies came. They were nice and short and it all went by quite quickly. Which was nice in a way. I received a few scholarships and was very pleased with the recognition of my accomplishments. It was lovely also to have members of my Rotary club come and be at my grad. It meant so much to me. :)
I have come to the conclusion that I will survive next year. Fundraising and donations as well as other sources of support are coming in quite steadily within the past two weeks. It has been very nice - now I am not so worried about being over there - it will be nice. I have anticipated that I will be alright. And I may also have some money to leave here, so that I don't come back with an empty bank account. Which will be nice. It has been such a blessing to be helped out in so many ways with and from different people. It really does make you feel loved. It is amazing how much one can accomplish with a bit of help and encouragement. I owe a lot of support and encouragement to many people. It is so great! :)
Anyhow. I head off to camp on the 25th - I am very excited, but also very nervous. I know that I haven't been to this camp, and I don't know much about what they do, but I'm sure it will be fine. I am excited to see how God will use me and what I will do with what He has given me. It will be interesting, to say the least. Please pray for me, that I find some support for camp, and just for prayers in general. Thank you!
These last few weeks, mom and I have been running around, trying to get all the documents I need before I leave. It is nice to have everything done now. Especially since I will be gone for the summer. Anyhow, I better get back to studying. I hope that my exam goes well! Wish me luck! (I'm going to need lots of it...)
K
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Friday, June 6, 2008
Pins!
There is only one week until graduation and I have been excitedly collecting pins from all over Canada to trade with other exchange students! It has been really interesting to request provincial and city pins with MLAs, Premiers, and MPs. They have been very helpful in assisting me with my exchange year! I have been in good contact with my host family, although, I'm sure they must be getting bored with all my questions! :P However, things are winding down for now, just waiting on the travel information and collecting some last minute documents. I was also able to get in contact with a couple of Rebounds that went to Germany years before. They have proved to be most invaluable resources and it is nice to get helpful feedback from people who have "been-there-done-that!"
Graduation is drawing very close and school is almost over! Other grads are getting excited about prom and the traditional festivities. I'm a little more nonchalant about everything, however, am anticipating being finished with school. (After two and a half years of pain-staking slavery to high school, it will finally be over! Yay!) Things have proven to be looking up as well. Math is demanding most of my time, although procrastination has taken over my mind. Although, I guess all I can say, yet again, is "suck it up, I'm almost done." Except, this time, its within a month's time!
I can hardly believe that within the next three months I will be on a plane on my way to Germany, into a new world for practically a year. It is a thought of terror and curiosity! Meanwhile, I am off to Sunnybrae Bible Camp! I am very excited to see how God will use me to transform the lives of others, as well as within me and vise versa. It will be a mini adventure in itself.
Thank you to all who have been so extremely supportive of my year in many ways! I am forever in your debt and hope that throughout my life, I may be able to repay you the support in one way or another. Especially my mother - I will be sure to put you in an extremely lovely old folks home. (:P) Thank you all, once again!
K
Graduation is drawing very close and school is almost over! Other grads are getting excited about prom and the traditional festivities. I'm a little more nonchalant about everything, however, am anticipating being finished with school. (After two and a half years of pain-staking slavery to high school, it will finally be over! Yay!) Things have proven to be looking up as well. Math is demanding most of my time, although procrastination has taken over my mind. Although, I guess all I can say, yet again, is "suck it up, I'm almost done." Except, this time, its within a month's time!
I can hardly believe that within the next three months I will be on a plane on my way to Germany, into a new world for practically a year. It is a thought of terror and curiosity! Meanwhile, I am off to Sunnybrae Bible Camp! I am very excited to see how God will use me to transform the lives of others, as well as within me and vise versa. It will be a mini adventure in itself.
Thank you to all who have been so extremely supportive of my year in many ways! I am forever in your debt and hope that throughout my life, I may be able to repay you the support in one way or another. Especially my mother - I will be sure to put you in an extremely lovely old folks home. (:P) Thank you all, once again!
K
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