I bought the entrance ticket to the next stage in my life. This really, to me, marks a very distinct change in my ordinary life. This is the first time I will be going to mainland Europe ever and I'm doing it, for the most part alone. I say for the most part because no one ever really does anything completely alone; we are always supported and at least emotionally or mentally helped to do things by other people. This whole undertaking would be so much more stressful if I didn't have people here advising me, granted I don't always listen to the advice but it's nice to have it in the back of my head to look back on and say to myself, "Well, you messed up and they totally called it but now you know better don't you?"
Even better than finally having a ticket, is that I got it at an amazing deal! Only $360, literally! Yay for student discounts from student travel agencies, seriously. Everywhere else I was looking at at least 450 plus taxes. I seriously can't believe how well everything is going. As soon as I get a signed pdf sent from my advisor, I just have to forward a few things to my future boss and HR there and I'm completely done, paperwork wise, on my end of things. The only thing left to do now is find a place to live and I'm not too worried about that because Brussels has a craigslist that I've already gotten a few hits from and my boss said he and HR were both scouting out some possible places for me. I am truly the luckiest person in the world for how well things are going (I really hope things continue this way, fingers crossed, especially when it comes to the actual working at the internship).
On another note, kind of similar in a certain vein, I guess, my mom took me on a shopping spree (it was my Christmas present) today for a work wardrobe. We left home with a list: a skirt suit, a few blouses, skinny jeans, socks, camisoles, and a better suitcase than the monstrosity I have now. We went to Macy's for their one day sale today, found a few suits that were okay but they were pretty expensive and would've been pretty much my entire budget. I put one of them on hold so we could look at the other department stores. We walk out of the store and right across from the exit was an H&M! I was able to get a suit that I liked ten times better (and it fits a hell of a lot better too, I look pretty damn sexy in it), two blouses, skinny jeans and two camisoles for just a little bit more than the suit that was on hold at Macy's! Hells yes. And everything thing else I got at Target. Best shopping day ever.
And I made an appointment for a haircut at a local salon. Today was really a day for me admit to myself that my life is really actually changing, internalize that, accept it and then run and skip off with my fantasies that are quickly turning into reality.
That's super exciting! I'm really enjoying reading your blog. The thought of life after college still terrifies me somewhat, but then I look at the things you're doing and it makes things if not less scary, a lot more exciting sounding. Sounds like you've been having a fantastic time. :)
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