In Which I Play Catch-Up

Right now it's like midnight, and  a few minutes ago I suddenly remembered I had a blog. And then I thought, gosh, I wonder what I would write if I was gonna write one now. So, naturally, I got really excited and now I'm writing this. Good thing: I actually have a plan this time, sort of. Bad thing: it's midnight, so I don't know how good this is going to be. We'll see.

Sh. I know, I know, it's literally been months since I wrote anything. I wish I could say it's because I've been busy, but to be honest at this point it's mostly just laziness. For some reason I still had 183 people look at my blog in the last month, and whoever you are, I applaud you. Sorry for the outdated content, but hey, whatcha gonna do.

So, the plan: this post will mostly be me catching you up on what's you can expect from me these next few weeks. More in-depth blogs will follow, hopefully on a more regular basis than three months. The goal is to be caught up before I leave Richmond, which should be possible, but you never know.

First and foremost: I've been accepted as an EF Camp Ambassador! Remember that camp thing I had at the beginning of the year? Well, I get to go back, this time to tell the new batch of exchange students about my experiences. It'll be pretty great.
Because camp doesn't start until late July, I get to stay in Richmond with the Kantors until July 15th. This means I get to stay here for 3 more weeks than planned, and I get to celebrate 4th of July (American Independence Day) and my birthday here! Camp will be around a month long, so I'll be landing in Holland on August 13th. Honestly, I can't believe it's only a few more months. The other day I told Karen about how I didn't have much time left, and she said: "No, it's not that bad! There's May, June, July...oh." Yeah. It's about to end now. 'This too shall pass', right?

So, now, what's going to happen in the next few weeks?
Well, this upcoming Saturday, May 14th, is prom! Yes, prom, the formal dance at the end of the year that is such a big deal. And it truly is! Next blog will hopefully be filled with many pictures of my friends and me at prom, I can't wait!

And what can we expect from the blog the next few weeks? Well, catch-up, mostly.
There's a BUNCH of things I really need to write blogs about. It's going to go backwards, which means starting at the most recent thing, and we'll end somewhere in January. So, we're gonna start with the chorus trip to New York, the school musical, then spring break when my dad came to visit, then the weekend that my aunt, uncle and two cousins came to visit, and then we'll be in January, with all the snow!

In other news, I'm completely American at this point. It's gotten to the point where my friends ask me what classes I'll be taking at Freeman next year. The pledge of allegiance is normal now, same goes for the schoolbus and the cafeteria food. Wait, that's a lie, the cafeteria food will always be disgusting. 

My friends here are wonderful, and I'm going to miss them so much. And of course, my host family is as much of a family as possible. Sometimes my friends just call them my 'parents' and 'brother' when referring to them, and I think that's a pretty good example of how I've become a part of this...entire thing.

*quick sidenote: one of the great things about this year is the whole presidential election thing. By far the best thing about it, is that I'm not actually here for the next president, so I get to laugh at everyone. They're all legitimately concerned. I'm not.*

Of course, I could write a whole sentimental paragraph now about how I'm going to miss this, and it'll get really sad and stuff, so maybe not. No, I'll throw all that at ya when I'm about to get on the plane.

For now, I'll sign off, and get some sleep! If you have any comments, please throw them at me in some way, shape or form! And I'll see you soon, with some pretty prom pics :)

Marga

P.s: yes, I say y'all. Frequently. I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've mentioned it on the blog, but yes. It is now a thing that I say sometimes, and it's quite troubling.