And thus begins the seven day countdown

So, I leave in a week. That really freaks me out more than anything...
I don't know, I had a dream last night that I missed my flight at
SeaTac (which has never, EVER happened to me before) and that when I
finally got to China they wouldn't let me in. HAH. Oh well. I'm going
to do a week long countdown of places I want to visit when I'm in
Beijing. The first thing I want to see there is definitely Dead Mao.

This is where he lives:

(thanks wikipedia.)

When Mao died in 1976, his body was embalmed and put on display inside
of his Mausoleum in Tiananmen Square. This is like, a REALLLY big deal
for the Chinese to see, it is their Great Leader after all. It's very
serious and you can't film or take pictures. Which kind of sucks but
STILL I get to see Mao. Dead Mao, that is.

Can I post a picture? will this work? Let's see.

this is me and Miranda July.

Does this even work?

I'm testing out this to make sure I can post via email. LET'S SEE

oh hai

It's been a while since I've updated. I booked a flight from Munich to Berlin, and I've applied for the language program I'll be doing in Munich. I need to find a hostel to stay in in Berlin because for some reason I thought it'd be a good idea to fly there two days before we're allowed to move into our apartments. I don't know why. Whatever, I'll figure something out.

I applied for my visa to Beijing, and will hopefully be getting my passport back soon. I'm in the midst of finals and final papers and financial aid mayhem so I really can't even think of the fact that I'll be leaving the country in about three weeks. I have a lot to get through before then.

I'm visiting my parents in California, I leave on Tuesday and get back the 14th. Then I'll be going to Pullman for a couple days to see Starfucker (for the third time lulz) and then I'll be headed back here. I think I'm going to have a going away picnic in Volunteer Park instead of attempting to have a party at my apartment because that never seems to be a good idea anymore.

hear, hear, xie xie, chin chin, danke.

well

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Humboldt University

So I just finished my registration for the Humboldt University. I probably should have screencapped it or something but honestly I didn't even think about that until I closed the window it was in. haaaaaaaaah

I have a meeting with the Beijing program people later today. The email said there will be snacks. This should be good.

shitty shit shit poop sick

I've been neglecting this blog, which is sort of understandable due to the fact that I have been busy/sick/working/not in a foreign country yet. But I did have a meeting last week with the people and advisors for the Berlin program, and that was good. It was more of a social meeting, I got to know everyone and the advisor who is currently studying in NYC Skyped in. She was awesome, and told me that my "visual project" for the course could definitely be done on video vs. photography, which is what the rest of the group is doing. SO by the end of this year I should have at least three shorts done, which is great because I really need to work on building my portfolio for FILM SCHOOL.

I've recently discovered that I can actually graduate a full year early, which has also led to a lot of anxiety about what I'm going to do AFTER I GRADUATE. I kind of want to take some time off and work and save for grad school, because my parents have informed me that they will not be helping me out with that. I'm thinking about going to teach English in a foreign country, because they provide housing and pay me and I could work on films in my free time. Or maybe Au Pairing. Or maybe I'll just go straight to film school. I don't know.

I have a meeting for the Beijing program this Thursday, where hopefully I'll talk to the TA for the program about learning some basic Chinese. By this time next year I'll know Greek, Chinese, German, a little bit of Spanish, and English. ow ow owwwwwww