A Little Update

Iceland is officially the country I will be in for my junior year of high school. Though I don't know who my host family is yet, I'm super excited. A few weeks ago I had my first fundraiser, and betweent it and the donations I received from people who couldn't make it, I've made over $1,500. I went online and bought a murder mystery and turned it into a dinner event at a local restaurant, and it seemed like everyone had a fun time. Next, I will be sending out a sponsorship letter to local businesses and my mom is helping me organize a garage sale. Also, we'll be having a Homemade Gourmet open house. Hopefully these fundraisers will help a lot with the remaining balance. It's stressful, yes, but so exciting! And strange to think that once this school year ends, which it does, very soon, I won't be going back to school there for over a year. My Spanish teacher asked me what this exchange would do to my G.P.A., then said that I probably didn't really care since I'll be having the experience of a lifetime. She's right. I like being at the top of my class, but in the end, I think this is much more important. So, that's a little update on what's happening with my foreign exchange trip.