as i sit on my plush bed, i feel as if everything is staring at me: my empty walls that were once covered in pictures; my suitcases that are just longing to have something put into them; and post-it notes that are scattered everywhere, reminding me to do this &that as more things continue to build in my mind. I'm starting to pack and it scares me..
i just want a date.
i should start counting how many times a day i get asked, "so ari, when are you leaving?" because in all seriousness, it is at least 4 times, no exaggeration.
if i knew when i was leaving, maybe it would feel more real. in all honesty, i'm still in shock. sometimes i pause and think, "really? i'm really leaving? all right, sweeet :D"
while i'm waiting, maybe i should tell you followers (hah) a little bit more about me, since i failed to do that in the previous post.
hi :D
i'm seventeen years of age
attend Wilmington Area High School (or should attend be in the past tense, since i'm basically done, minus English &Social Studies course)
follower of Jesus Christ
crazy &chaotic family means everything to me
friends are pretty coool :D
enough of that. i guess i should tell ya'll why i chose Brasil..
i knew i wanted somewhere in South America because of the culture &the people. Brasil just seems like the capital of South America, so it just made sense.
Plus i want to learn everything i can about Brasil while i'm there. i wanna come back an expert on Brasilian everything :D
so let's just say, i'll be the happiest person ever when i have a date.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Saturday, July 24, 2010
proper introductions
woah woah woah !
okay, so let me get this straight:
you're leaving the US, you're leaving your family, and you're leaving your friends for a completely foreign land called Ipatinga, Brazil?
you bet I am :D
hello followers (if you're out there)
my name is Ariana &in less than a month, I'm grabbing my pin-covered Rotary blazer, my two gigantic suitcases that someone might try to squeeze into, and somehow say goodbye to the people who matter most to me, without getting emotional (basically impossible.)
so you might be asking yourself: what in the world are you getting yourself into?
I mean seriously, Ari, you're only 17.
well, my story begins in the parking lot of el canelo (hahah) where my mother just so happened to mention a girl from neshannock going to Belgium as an exchange student. she was writing for the new castle news and from what i read, was having an amazing time.
(thank-you, kate mills)
Immediately, I was drawn to the idea of being an exchange student, of finding adventure, of experiencing a different culture and becoming independent. It was all talk between my parents &I but eventually I found out that I could be interviewed and later, qualify for districts.
now that i qualified, i wanted it bad, more than anything before. I remember the day before districts interview, i was a nervous wreck, completely psyching myself out. Once I was at the interview (bless your soul, Rotary) i was asked some tough questions that really threw me for a loop.
but, a week later, with my anticipation growing each day and my patience slowly fading, i got a email from Nancy ( love you, Nancy ) saying that yes, i indeed was in the process of becoming an exchange student.
wow
words cannot even begin to describe how excited i am right now. this opportunity is going to change everything for me; how i view other countries &cultures, how i view my peers and family, and how i view myself.
now, all that is left to do is wait for my visa (please hurry!!) get a plane ticket, practice my Portuguese, &wipe away my tears at the airport and begin this crazy thing called being an exchange student.
:D
okay, so let me get this straight:
you're leaving the US, you're leaving your family, and you're leaving your friends for a completely foreign land called Ipatinga, Brazil?
you bet I am :D
hello followers (if you're out there)
my name is Ariana &in less than a month, I'm grabbing my pin-covered Rotary blazer, my two gigantic suitcases that someone might try to squeeze into, and somehow say goodbye to the people who matter most to me, without getting emotional (basically impossible.)
so you might be asking yourself: what in the world are you getting yourself into?
I mean seriously, Ari, you're only 17.
well, my story begins in the parking lot of el canelo (hahah) where my mother just so happened to mention a girl from neshannock going to Belgium as an exchange student. she was writing for the new castle news and from what i read, was having an amazing time.
(thank-you, kate mills)
Immediately, I was drawn to the idea of being an exchange student, of finding adventure, of experiencing a different culture and becoming independent. It was all talk between my parents &I but eventually I found out that I could be interviewed and later, qualify for districts.
now that i qualified, i wanted it bad, more than anything before. I remember the day before districts interview, i was a nervous wreck, completely psyching myself out. Once I was at the interview (bless your soul, Rotary) i was asked some tough questions that really threw me for a loop.
but, a week later, with my anticipation growing each day and my patience slowly fading, i got a email from Nancy ( love you, Nancy ) saying that yes, i indeed was in the process of becoming an exchange student.
wow
words cannot even begin to describe how excited i am right now. this opportunity is going to change everything for me; how i view other countries &cultures, how i view my peers and family, and how i view myself.
now, all that is left to do is wait for my visa (please hurry!!) get a plane ticket, practice my Portuguese, &wipe away my tears at the airport and begin this crazy thing called being an exchange student.
:D
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