These next four months will be what I affectionately refer to as the home stretch. Though as I mentioned, I have been admitted to UIC and gave them my money and all, technically I am not actually admitted until I finish my last two prerequisites with a C or better. Easy enough, right? Well, not so fast my friend. These last two classes look like they're going to be a doozy. Physics 2 and Chemistry 2. I'm in class four nights a week, Monday through Thursday. Hence why I am writing this on a Friday. And even then, I've already done a little bit of physics homework.
The reality is that I'm going to have almost no social life for the next few months, that, and I am going to have to be really good about time management. Sundays used to be my homework day, and now, it will probably be Saturday AND Sunday. Oh well, such is life. After I grind this out, I have an entire summer of travel to look forward to.
Speaking of travel, Megan and I have almost certainly postponed our Kilimanjaro trip. We both got super excited about the idea of heading to Tanzania and climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, but after considering the cost, and our various other future endeavors, we both (separately) came to the conclusion that its probably not a good idea. I was relieved. Don't get me wrong, this trip would be a once in a lifetime event, but we're talking close to $5000 for one trip. Megan, like me, is planning on going back to school this Fall. Having already worked her way through two Master's degrees, she is looking at several PhD programs. So between the two of us, we're about to have a LOT of debt to our names. Kili will remain on our short list, but there are plenty of other adventures we can have for a lot less than 5G. My guess is we'll end up in Colorado for at least a few weeks, adding some more names to our 14er lists.
Beyond that, my summer is pretty open so far. Of course its that time for our bi-annual mother-daughter trip. We're getting together next weekend to hammer out some details, but as far as destination, we are headed to the Pacific Northwest, making stops in Portland, Seattle and Vancouver. Mike has talked about wanting to do a trip, but we haven't really tossed around any ideas. It would be nice to do a "big" trip of some kind, but we'll see. I also want to do some kind of trip for my mom's 60th birthday, which is in September. It sounds like part of the family is headed to Charleston again, so I might just tag along on that trip, and plan a lades spa day or dinner one night. Some other options...my friend Holly just found out she got a fellowship position for a non-profit organization called HELP. She'll either be headed to Uganda or Belize, and selfishly, I've got my fingers crossed for Belize. In the meantime, I'm keeping my eyes and ears open for any other type of adventure.
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