Longest Road to Nowhere

I would just like to say that I am an adult.

I have paid for my own cell phone and car insurance since I was 16.
I pay my own rent.
I pay for my own schooling. The student loans are mine to deal with.
I have 2 years of college under my belt and pretty nice GPA to my name.
If I am sick, I buy myself some cough syrup and be sure to take it as directed.
Ive held 3 jobs in my life. 2 of them don't want me to leave even though I've tried.
I work harder than anyone I know. Sometimes I feel like it may kill me, but I know I have to.
Anything I need, I get it for myself. I ALWAYS have.

I deserve respect. I deserve to be given a choice.

I do what I what or what I know I have to do. NO ONE can waltz in and boss me around or make me feel guilty about my decisions or the way I live my life.
END OF STORY.


12 days.

Take Me Away

I want to study abroad so badly. The more I think about it, THE MORE I WANT IT. And I blame the camping trip, a little encouragement from your girls goes a long way.

Right now I'm looking at Ribat, Morocco. Its a semester long program that caters to a political science program. You even get to learn Arabic, which would be too cool. AND I'll get to put my French skills to use. There are only 2 things holding me back:
1. Mucho Dinero. That I don't have, obviously. I first thought the program was $17,000, but I looked at it again and it's actually only $15,000. I was excited for like a split second then I remebered that ummm I do not have that much either... Financial Aid that I already have can cover a good chunk of it, but the rest is gonna take some creativity and hard work. I might be able to work it out, I can be pretty crafty when it comes to paying for things, but I just don't want to get my hopes up then be crushed.
2. My Apartment. I love that place. Which is why I agreed to stay there another year. But even if I had paying for the program figured out, I would still need a way to pay the rent. I can a) sublet it to someone while I'm away or b) just continue to pay for it even though I'm not there. I like option a better, but I also have my lovely roomies to consider. I do not want to stick them with a stranger at all. Cuz I know it would be weird and awckward for them. Plus I would worry the whole time that I stuck them with a bitch or worse, there are some freaky people out there! Ever see the movie about a girl who puts an ad out for a roommate and picks a girl who later tries to kill her and steal her identity??? Yeah, no way would I be able to enjoy Morocco with that possibility on my mind...

So I have a few hurdles in my way. I'm gonna try to work it all out... Keep your fingers crossed for me!

Good Riddance

I finally closed my account at TCF. All I can say is...that was way too easy. After all the bs and red tape I had to go through to get simple services done (like unfreezing my account after they froze it for a charge I had already approved, getting them to send me a new debit card after they cancelled it even though I told them I did not lose it, losing a hefty paycheck I deposited, the list goes on). All it took was telling them I wanted it closed and a signature. My only complaint is that the banker who took care of me was pissy. Like I was annoying her...I just hope I never have to deal with them again. I yped in "how to close a TCF account" into google today and all that came up were horror stories about people who closed their accounts only to have them automatically reopened without thier permission by automatic monthly payments that they had linked to that account. And then thhey were never notified so they ended up being overdrawn by thousands if dollars before they even realized what was going on. I really really hope this doesn't happen to me. I do not need anymore debt...
Chase, please be good to me.

xoxox