J'AI FINIS... Oh wait Bosnian..

   HIGH SCHOOL IS OVER. Well. American high school to say the least. I still have that glorious year of high school in Bosnia. It doesn't feel like summer. It totally didn't feel like I was leaving NHS for the last time today after school. I went through all of my classes today kind of passively, just a normal day and I'll see all these people again. I felt this way until Avalon decided to cry and I hugged some of my closest friends good bye.
    There have been times when I said American high school stinks and I really wish I was far away. But I always forget to realize the great things in my high school. The fantastic theater program that I was a part of, the top eight choir in the state that I sang in, the sports team that I played one season of soccer in and FAILED at (but still made friends), and the classes where I have spent so much time (FRENCH), I can't help but feel that I have established a sense of belonging at my high school and I realize that I can see the entire school in my head and I realize I adore my school. Even the stupid sports teams that I definitely dissed probably way too much. Lunches were never boring, French class never lacking some sort of joke (Erich and Jacob, I'm writing directly to you), and everyday seeing familiar faces and even the rare occasion of seeing a new one. I will miss you NHS from afar in Bosnia (not Bulgaria, not Bolivia, not Belgium. BOSNIA) and I will remember NHS in the best light :)

My Advisory class 2009-2012

    And to my dear mother who has made my lunch for the past eleven years for school, I love you so much and appreciate you making my lunch every day without fail. And finding your note in my lunch made me extremely happy and very sad that I won't ever get another lunch from you. I love you, Mom! <3
 

  On to new news! I was in the Newberg Graphic! Otherwise known as the local newspaper. It's my duty as an Ambassador to spread the word about YES Abroad and that's exactly what I'm doing. Because I love YES Abroad.

    I also got my flight details for the PDO to Washington DC. Leaving at 7:53 in the morning from PDX and arriving in DC at 3:27. Such exact minutes. I am so excited for the PDO, though. We're going to the State Department, doing lots of touring (maybe White House, who knows?) and country oriented activities! Meaning officially meeting the SHAKE girls. I honestly believe that these girls are exactly like me. I've never met people that were very much like me, so this will be more fun than I thought it could have been.

    As for other exchange related news, still no official departure date. I know I originally said August 15, but that's just the rough estimate. Could be sooner or later, who knows? All I know is that my summer is busy and it began at 3:00pm today. Summer is supposed to be long, but with all the things I'll be busy with, I won't have a lot of summer/chilling time. I also still don't have my host family, but with any luck, it'll be coming along soon. Crossing fingers for the end of the month.

    Anyway, I'm going to get back to wasting time on Pinterest and remembering the early days of high school.

    Until probably after the PDO,

-Katie