My summer semester is over and I am officially halfway done with my master’s degree! One year down, one to go. The past year has been a giant learning curve, but I know that I still have so much left to figure out about this profession. I’ll be doing my “advanced practicum” in the fall – in other words, I only have one more semester on campus and then I’ll be off working in the “real” world (for free…) on externships. What a learning curve that will be. I’m kind of excited to have one semester left to be in my “comfort zone” before being thrown into new settings. But until then…
I am off to Europe TONIGHT! I’m visiting my
sister and brother-in-law in Bulgaria, and we’ll be taking a quick four-hour
road trip down to Kavala, Greece (how fun that she can just road trip to Greece
anytime she wants?!). I’ll be there until August 14th, so make sure
to follow along on Instagram for posts and
stories…when I have WiFi, that is.
Also – last night I called my bank to let them know I’d be
traveling internationally, and she asked me which countries so she could fill
out the travel plan.
Me: Bulgaria and Greece.
Banker: Okay, but what country is Bulgaria in?
Me: Bulgaria is its own country. It’s in Europe.
Banker: No but what COUNTRY is Bulgaria in?
Me: …I don’t know how else I can explain this. I mean, it’s in
Europe?! B-U-L-G-A-R-I-A.
Banker: I can’t seem to find it…
Me: *trying not to lose my cool* Well my parents were just there and
they have the same bank and they didn’t seem to have a problem but um okay well
that’s going to be where I’ll be for most of the trip so I don’t know I guess
I’ll try---
Banker: OH. Here it is!!! Been looking right at it the whole time.
Sorry!
Me:
OI VEY. Crisis averted in all of two minutes.
Since I always talk about having no extra money I figure I should
give full disclosure and say that my sister bought my plane ticket. I have my
savings and keep decent track of my finances, but it’s safe to say that I don’t
typically have the travel funds for a Eurotrip, so this was a special treat
from my family and I am so thankful for it! I’m super excited, but also pretty
bummed Ryan isn’t coming along (planned this trip back in April, he would’ve
had to notify work about a two-week trip at the very beginning of the
year…totally understandable!). I’ll miss him and the pooches, but it’ll be
great having sister time!
I am currently...
Watching: Game of Thrones…finally on that bandwagon! Finishing up season
one. Also watched one of Netflix’s newest movies about a girl suffering from an
eating disorder called To The Bone and really enjoyed it. May or may not have
watched it whilst eating a large pizza and garlic knots #irony.
Reading: What Alice Forgot by Lianne Moriarty. I’m a little more than
halfway through it, so I’ll need to download some new books on my Kindle Paper
White before boarding the plane tonight! Any suggestions?
Listening: Summer Air by ItaloBrothers, Two High by Moon Taxi, and More
Than You Know by Axwell /\ Ingrosso. Nothing life changing, but fun summer
songs for dancing with girlfriends or working out.
Side note: How cute is that passport holder (pictured!)? I've been eyeing this for months and had to scoop it up before my trip...I love ban.do anything! Shop it here.
I'm bringing my laptop with me, so I'm hoping to crank out a few
blog posts here and there when I can. Like I said, be sure to follow along
on Instagram if you'd like to stay updated on
my trip
:)
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