- Continued to wait for my passport
- Survived 'finals week'
- Spent the last few days with college friends
- Made plans to see said college friends again
- Cleaned the apartment and moved out
- Graduated!
- Had a graduation party
- Moved home, decided to sort my life out
- Failed at sorting my life out
- Resolved to try to sort my life out again
- Still waiting for my passport
- Planning for China, getting vaccinations/medications
- Taking aggressive action to get information on where my passport is
- Trying not to worry
It has been a trying few weeks. I am very agitated about the passport issue, and can't seem to get any information from the government. Hopefully that will change tomorrow (I've contacted my congressperson), but we'll see. I also need to get my Visa paperwork in, and that is supposed to possibly take 4 weeks to handle (I leave the first few days of July) so I am getting a bit anxious.
Graduation was amazing, it felt great to walk across that stage and give Father Bob a big hug! I can't wait for my parents to get my diploma (I don't foresee it arriving while I am in the United States yet). My parents were awesome on graduation day, taking photos, being proud, and also giving me space to be with my friends when I needed to. They also threw me an awesome graduation party out at Wilson Park in St. Cloud. A lot of family and friends were there, and other graduates too like Nathan, Justin, Madeline and Alyssa. It was a great time, my parents even had a cake with my face on it, haha.
I think I'm still far enough removed from China that I'm not too nervous about it yet. I am nervous about how I am going to get there and what I am going to bring, though. The Passport and Visa issue is huge, but so is the plane ticket, and proper shoes, what clothing to bring, medicines, etc. The plane ticket is the most expensive piece, and only gets more expensive by the day. But I want to wait to purchase it until I know for sure I will get my passport back in time, because..well, that could possible throw a monkey wrench into everything (flight, contract, hundreds of dollars, the entire trip could be in jeopardy, you see where I'm coming from here). So, I'm nervous.
I want to have an good record of what I was doing before China, in China, and after China, so I want to keep writing this blog, but I also don't want to bore you all to death, haha. Hmm..ah. Photos! That'll keep you entertained...
Steve, posing next to the RedGage cake at the final RedGage meeting/social hour of the first year of it's existence! |
My dad (Albert) and I posing next to Guild Hall, where KJNB Radio is located! |
My mother (Mona) and I posing near Frank House, where Father Bob lives. |
Two of my roommates (from Left: myself, Nathan, Justin) posing in front of a Br. Jerome Tupa painting in Sexton Commons. |
Hugs! |
:) |
Oh how I love my parents! |
I have no idea what I was doing here, but it looks hilarious! |
The four roommates! Now including Andrew! |
And now there were seven. From left: myself, Alyssa, Andrew, Madeline, Nathan, Kimby and Justin. |
Jump for Joy! |