Friday, August 15, 2008

I wrote this 3 days ago and now it doesn't make any sense

So, I’m on the plane writing a blog entry. I’m hungry and cold. My flight was delayed about three hours because of bad weather, and then once we were on the plane they realized that something was broken. So, I’m not a happy camper.
But other than that, this past week has been fantastic ( and I’m not being sarcastic). I got away from home and from all my problems. I didn’t get to meet any cute Cuban boys. Bummer. But, I did go into a café owned by this Italian family, and their son was pretty hot. He was tall, dark and handsome, and he had an accent. Do I really need to say anymore? I can confirm that Italian boys are equally as cute as Cuban boys. But, I don’t really want to think about boys right now. Sometimes it seems like that subject dominates my life!
I remember last semester we read this story by Borges, Emma Zunz, and it was about this girl who murdered the man who framed her father for murderer. She didn’t trust men because of what happened to her father. So, my professor was talking about how strange it was that she didn’t trust men and that she hadn’t had a boyfriend even though she was nineteen. And everybody kind of giggled. Just so you know, I would never murderer the guy who framed my father for murderer. That’s partially because that has not happened and I like to think I’m a little bit saner than that.
The beach was fun as well. I love walking on the beach and just being outdoors. And it was one of the few times when my whole family managed to get through a vacation without arguing the whole time. We argued a little. But, for the most part we all enjoyed ourselves. Sometimes I think I don’t completely appreciate my family. I don’t always spend enough time with my siblings and I don’t talk to my parents as much as I used to. I argue with my mom more than I used to. It kind of scares me to think about the fact that eventually I’ll have to move out and live on my own, get a job, and pay my own bills and all that crap. I’ll probably have to live far away from my parents because by the time want to buy a house or rent an apartment, I won’t be able to afford anything in Pasadena or in any area nearby.
I leave for Scripps in ten days! I’m so excited about being a peer mentor. I can’t wait to meet my mentees. I really hope they all like me. What if they don’t? Then again, who doesn’t love me? I am amazing! I’m just kidding. I’m pretty sure I rub some people in the wrong way. But you can’t always get everyone to like you.
I’m so excited about decorating the dorms. I have so many ideas!!! Well, not really. But I have a few that I really like. Laura suggested clouds and Pirate ships…I think a jungle theme would be kind of cool..We can call it Welcome to the Jungle (Guns & Roses !!!!)It would be so cool. But then again, I have to remember that Laura and I are no the only peer mentors in our hall.

Those are some of the things I’m trying to focus on in order to forget about my problems. I just wish Scripps would finish my financial aid!!! I turned everything in on time. But according to them my file did not become complete until after the priority deadline. So, my financial aid might not be ready until the end of August. That sucks!!!! It was so scary when I got my first invoice and it said I owed $24,000. My parents don’t have that kind of money..We’re a family of six and my dad is the only person that works. I mean, we manage just fine but there’s no way that we could afford paying $24,000 a semester. So, I emailed the financial aid office and they said they were working on it. At least now I know that I am getting financial aid. I just wish the office of financial aid was on top of things and that it would take responsibility for its own mistakes instead of trying to blame the students. I turned everything in on time!!! But yeah, those are my problems.

1 comment:

Isabel said...

good luck with the financial aid... that's pretty freaky!

and anyone who doesn't love you is dumb.