Archive for September, 2008

two days

September 27, 2008

I’m stressed. I’m exhilarated. I’m anxious. I’m excited. I’m scared. I’m sad… did I mention I’m stressed? I’ve spent the last week packing and a whole summer preparing to live outside the country for nine months. It’s taken it’s toll on me. Today especially, I feel the tension in my shoulders and the sharp pain throbbing in my brain. (more…)

the application

September 14, 2008

It’s two weeks before I leave and it seems so trivial and so long ago that I completed my ISEP application. I had prepared for the application process for so long, years. It was all the other stuff I hadn’t prepared for and I can’t believe I’m finally leaving soon. Though the application was probably the easiest and smallest part of my preparation, it was most certainly one of the most important. Without it, I wouldn’t be in this position – two weeks from take off. (more…)