I've written
17 months ago
ten post cards and sent them out to family members in the last week or so. I feel good about it—communicating with people while I’m abroad even if it’s just a few quick sentences and a pretty post card. I also wrote a nice long letter to a professor friend of mine which I will send on Monday. I’m not sure this goal will ever be “accomplished” since it’s ongoing, but so far it’s worth it! Who knows, maybe if I keep writing letters regularly in the states (where it’s not $1.33 US to send it) I’ll get a few back!
Jul 05, 2008, 06:51PM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments
at this goal. Seriously! I don’t know if it’s the cold weather or if I’m just sleep disordered—I’m sleeping 8-9 hours (good) but from like 3am-11am (bad). Hopefully after finals I’ll get myself back on track and be a normal human being who is awake during waking hours and asleep during sleeping hours.
Jul 05, 2008, 06:48PM PDT | 0 comments
One month left
17 months ago
So, I have one month left in Argentina—I have $975 in the account and about $35 US in cash. I’ve been really good about recording all of my expenses, but not good about “budgeting”. I think that my start up costs when I head back to college in the fall are going to be about $200, and perhaps I’ll spend $100 when I’m home over the short summer break. I’d like to save $300 for Ireland, and still pay the credit card bill for July and August. Work starts August 20, then I’ll have a paycheck and can learn how to save money while being a student. I’m optimistic that since I’m an RA and have a meal plan I can stop ordering out, which will help with the lose weight goal, too, if I stay away from the dangerous areas in the dining hall.
So… all that figured out, I can definitely spend $200 US, or about $600 pesos, during my last month. This is a lot less than what I have been spending, so I’m going to have to sit down and plan. It’s possible I’m going to need closer to $300 realistically, which is okay—it just means I have to plan well in the fall to make Ireland a reality in the spring.
Hmm… I’m ready for the real world. College + study abroad = difficult money management.
Jun 19, 2008, 07:58PM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments
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