Hey!!! Its ben a little while since I updated this journal. Well as most of you already know, I have been applying to Roosevelt Academy here in Holland. It is an International Honors College. It is very competitive to be granted an invitation to study at this university. I applied a few months ago and have been waiting to hear from the university. Just as I was about to give up, the university contacted me for an interview. I was so excited!!! My next step was to...

A good friend sent me a little insight on us and the times we live in. It touched me, and I hope it does the same for you. Use it wisely, because life is short and times are hard. (This is a picture of me in South Africa)We have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses andsmaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more ...

 Hmmm.... I Love It Here! I am applying for Roosevelt Academy for the Spring semester of college.....I think I could use some good luck here! This school is hard to get into. It is highly competetive. They teach a pre-med degree all in English, and the tuition is only 1,500 per year!!! The deadline to apply is 26th of October and the interview is in November. I will have to wait until December before I know the final decision! It is a long time to wait,...

You would think that the last day, would be happy and memorable. Kos is a different place, I think like no other. The people here are not right in there mind. My last night on the island started out well. It was the first rain within 200 days. It stormed and thundered like never before. I read my emails and found out that I had missed some of my scheduled flights. I was supposed to reschedule the flights in Athens. Oops! My chain popped off my bicycle (thats a...

My luck may be bad here in Kos, lets not forget to mention the record breaking 6 visits to the hospital in 2 months, but I think that I have made up for it through the people and experiences. I have met the amazing people from all around the world here in Kos (mostly European). I now have contacts in every country that I plan to visit, and more. Yesterday, I went to the island right next to Kos. It is called Kalimnos. I met up with some friends that I met a...