Category Archives: Announcements and the Like

11/18/11

Signed my housing contract…

…after about 5 badgering emails later. It had already been at least 3 weeks since I sent out my housing application and I was getting a little worried that they would never get around to sending me my contract. UMB housing is done separately from the school itself so I was pretty much fighting with the housing department to get them to send me the contract that I needed so I wouldn’t be homeless in the New Year. But it’s here today (along with the first fall of snow in Vancouver!) and I’ve read, signed, scanned and sent it back their way. Now all I have to do is wire 6 months worth of rent before January 1st and I should be well on my way! 😀

Now that I’ve almost got housing out of the way, I can finally start applying for my student VISA. Thank goodness.

Things left to do for Exchange Planning (from the top of my head… I have an actual list somewhere):

-apply for Student VISA

-get immunizations for Africa as well as info about malaria tablets, etc.

-talk to my bank about wiring money among other things

-talk to credit card people

-get my cell phone sorted out

-figure out what I’m bringing in terms of clothes (need a nice pair of warm sturdy boots and some actual thermal pants)

About 2 months left ’til I depart! Time is flying by! :O

10/25/11

UMB Update!

Finally got an instruction email from UMB regarding my housing application! I have officially sent out my application and am now playing the waiting game, which is nerve-racking and exciting at the same time.

I’m going to have to pay rent for a full six months before January 1st… so that’s about:

$500 x 6 months = $3000 that I’ll have to make an international bank transfer plus service charges. Time to put yourself to use, bank account!

10/13/11

I started vlogging!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRZO_COZLuM

First time ever vlogging! This video was a test run to see if I could even manage to record myself, edit, and create a vlog. I only took one take and used what I had to make this… instead of studying. I’m planning on doing periodical videos on my exchange abroad to Norway. I’ll probably have one done more closer to my departure date and one when I get there. We’ll see how things go. 🙂

09/22/11

Revisions and new beginnings!

With this GRS blog having gathered a lot of dust over the last year, I’ve decided to do some reconstructing, adding, and maintenance with the onset of my third year at UBC and me going abroad to Norway in the new year. Might as well get in the habit of writing thoughtful postings on this blog.

For my personal blog (updated near-daily) check out my tumblr blog: http://indescribableme.tumblr.com/

09/16/10

A Round of Introductions

Hello, hi, and welcome to my little blog. 🙂 I’ll be writing about all sorts of things here from anything that’s going on in my life, any flashes of creativity I happen to experience, and just about anything that comes to my mind. I hope that you can navigate away from this blog after having some kind of reaction to it, whether it be nodding your head in agreement (or even shaking your head) or being entertained by my stories.

Time to blog away~!