Where Has the Time Gone?

Remember my "No Worries" post from a few weeks ago? Well I think it's safe to say that things have definitely changed. I only have two weeks left at home, and I have a lot of things to do in that short time. Here's a short list of some of the things I have to accomplish before I leave:

• PACK
• Finish my history class (last American high school class ever!)
• Work on college applications
• Pack up most of my room 
• Hang out with friends/say goodbye
• Learn more Indonesian (or at least attempt to...)
• Finish English and math  (Wait a second...I already did that!)

Not too bad for not being able to see because of the sun, right?

I got the cutest little dictionary last week. It's smaller than I thought it was when I ordered it, but I actually think it's the perfect size to take with me! I was planning on taking a picture of it, but it seems as if it has disappeared... I do have a picture of it from my phone though. The picture was originally taken in a rather dark room for a friend, so I'm sorry for the annoying glare from the flash. 

If you know how small my hands are,
 then you'll see just how tiny this is! 

It still doesn't feel like I'm leaving in just two weeks. I honestly feel like I have so much time left at home and yet no time at all. My year in Indonesia hasn't even started, but I can already tell you that exchange is simultaneously the scariest and most exciting thing that I have experienced thus far. This probably sounds crazy, but I haven't even applied for my visa yet. I have to send all my documents to AFS this week though! It's definitely crunch time. It also just so happened that no one at my local police understood what I needed from them, and the chief wasn't in until yesterday. Other than that, everything is going as smoothly as one could expect. I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE I'M LEAVING SO SOON. 

I volunteered at my local hospital for the last time on Monday. It felt really weird to leave and know that I am not going back. It was a pretty quiet night, so I spent most of my time reading The Hot Zone again. By the way, if you are at all interested in infectious disease/viruses, I totally recommend reading that book. My sister had to read it for a microbiology class, so I read it for the first time last year. It's honestly one of my favorite books, and it's pretty relevant right now because of the Ebola outbreak in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. If I were a doctor now, I would be there in a heartbeat! (Although I'm sure my parents wouldn't be very happy about that...) Anyway, I ended my night at the hospital by talking to the volunteer at the front desk. I promised to send updates, so hopefully I will remember! 

Selamat tinggal dan sampai jumpa lagi! 


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