June 16, 2011
Bye London
I’ll just say it. England isn’t happening anymore. It feels almost unreal to say it because I’ve been planning to go for so long now, but yes, it’s not happening.
I guess you want to know why and I can’t say I completely know why to be honest. It’s a mixture of things really. It’s mostly because of how expensive it was. The price kept rising and rising and eventually I couldn’t justify what I was spending on what I was getting. The straw that really broke the camel’s back was an unexpected charge of over $400 for a British Visa on top of the $14,000+ tuition and nearly $8,000 in additional spending. I just can’t justify spending almost $23,000 for one semester abroad. I can’t.
Another thing that added to my uneasiness about going was coming here to Pennsylvania. Living here by myself has really shown me that despite what I may think, I really am a people person and I like being around friends and family. Here I am all alone and it’s hard to say the least. I’m not sure I’m ready at this stage in my life to just hop on a plane and say goodbye to all my friends and family. Call it pathetic, but it’s the truth and it is what it is.
Now I’m in a bit of a rub because I quit my previous job, but maybe I’ll just have a relaxing semester focusing on school. Or maybe I’ll find a sweet internship. I don’t know. For now I’m focusing on this internship and what happens in the fall happens.
The one thing that really sucks is I basically paid Study Abroad $2125 for nothing as I cannot get back my deposit that I just turned in. It’s unfortunate, but that’s life I suppose.
But don’t worry about me, reader. I think I’m making the best decision I can make for myself right now. I wish I would have made this decision a bit earlier, but at least I did it before I dropped $23,000.
Filed by yasmintadjdeh at June 16th, 2011 under Uncategorized
3 persons have commented this post
Aww yasmin I’m sorry to hear about London being too darn pricey, but that just means God has things in store for you that are more amazing than even your biggest dreams. Life is so good and yours is no exception 🙂 (and this means I can hang out with you next semester!!)
I always believe it’s best to trust your gut. If not London now, I’m sure you’ll get there someday. I can’t wait to hear all about what you’re doing in PA, and I’m excited that you’ll be at Mason in the fall!!
Ruthie, you’re right! Things will be good and I think this is the right decision. Plus getting to hang out with you is definitely an added incentive!
Jordan, you’re so nice! I’m glad I’ll be around in the fall, too! Maybe we can finally go to a happy hour together and catch up!