Local PDO

I had my local PDO yesterday. There honestly isn't too much to talk about, but I really wanted to make post again this month. Anyway, I had to wake up early because we went to the morning session, and the orientation site is about an hour away from where I live. In terms of the orientation itself, there was quite a bit of information given to us. However, there wasn't too much that I didn't already know. My parents definitely thought it was helpful though. Plus, my parents are now pretty sure that they are going to host an exchange student while I am gone!

I guess I should get back to the actual orientation though. Of course, we learned the three major rules of AFS: no driving, no drugs, and no hitchhiking. My parents and I also stayed for lunch in order to hear three returnees and one current exchange student speak about their experiences.

I got quotes from Thailand because they don't have any from Indonesia

In other news, the national PDO is less than a month away now! Just in case you can't tell, I'm pretty excited.

Selamat tinggal!

P.S. I really want to start making vlogs once school is over. Keep an eye out for them!

Do You Ever Just...

Do you ever just realize that you're leaving for Indonesia in about three months and start freaking out a little bit? I certainly do! It's crazy to think that the YES Abroad kids who were in Thailand and India for 2013-2014 came home a few days ago. It's seriously so hard to believe that some of my friends will be the next YES Abroaders in those countries. It feels like we were just applying yesterday!

Now that AP exams are over, I think it's about time that I post again. However, I will warn you that nothing much has happened since I last wrote. My application was finally sent to Indonesia a little while ago though! I also started talking to a girl from Iceland who is going to Indonesia too.

I have been trying my best to learn a bit of Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian) too. I can now say a few things that range from "saya tidak tahu" (I don't know) and "saya tidak bisa bicara Bahasa Indonesia" (I don't speak Indonesian) to "meja itu tidak hijau" (The table isn't green). It probably looks like I can only say things in the negative, but I promise I can say other stuff too! For instance, "terima kasih" means "thank you" and "nama saya Victoria" means "my name is Victoria." I'm hoping to learn a little bit more before I go, so I'll (hopefully) remember some stuff when I get to Indonesia!

My local PDO (pre-departure orientation) is next weekend, so I'll also make a post about that. Exactly one month after that, which also happens to be my birthday, the national PDO in DC starts! I'm super excited to see all of my fellow YES Abroaders again. I actually haven't met all of the other people going to Indonesia with YES Abroad, so I can't wait to meet all of them either!

Selamat tinggal!