These past 2 days though...

October really is a crazy month when it comes to SAS! This week, I:

1. Got all of my courses approved by my advisers, and successfully registered for all of them! I woke up at 4:30am yesterday so I could register at 5, but most people were having server problems. I kept trying for a solid hour, and some people got through and registered so I started worrying my classes would fill up. Then the system had to be shut down and it would be re-opened at 8am, so I went back to sleep and woke up then and finally got my courses! I am taking:
-International Marketing
-Consumer Behavior
-Evolutionary Psychology
-Social Media and Global Change
I'm so excited for all of these classes!

2. Financial aid & scholarships came out 2 days ago. The program's cost is $23,950, not including traveling around in each country. I got $1,500 for a merit scholarship and $5,000 for a need-based grant, so I'm happy with that! I still need to raise some more money though and trying to find random ways (right now I'm looking into getting companies to sponsor me) and I also have a gofundme account if anyone reading this would be willing to donate anything!  http://www.gofundme.com/88if4k

This voyage is starting to feel more and more real and I leave in less than 3 months! CAN'T.WAIT.

Visas: check!

This visa process sure takes longer than you think it would! On September 22, SAS emailed us all the visa info, and we have to make sure it is all received by Travisa by October 10th. The visas required for this voyage are China and India, and we will get our Burma/Myanmar and Vietnam visas when on board. It cost about $450 for the 2 after the service fees from Travisa, the actual fee itself, and shipping payments. It's finally all done (with some help from my parents) and will be mailed off tomorrow! Other than visas, I'm desperately awaiting 3 more days until the financial aid & scholarship awards come out! October 9th is course registration AT 5AM. It's 8am ET which sucks because, well, I like sleep. But that's okay because I can't wait to solidify my courses! I have gotten 1 approved by my major, 2 by my minor, and am going to the last adviser tomorrow so I can get my general education course(s) approved! So it's going to be a very eventful week :D

Here's the visa link for those who are going to go on Semester at Sea in the future and want to know what to expect:

http://tours.travisa.com/TourInformation.aspx?tsc=HS6PP8TZ