International Scholar Laureate

Today was an awesome day, considering yesterday was so emotionally draining. Today, I found out that in my math class, I got %100 on my first quiz! I knew I had it, but it's so nice to know that I actually did get it.  I also learned that I got an A on my first English 101 paper. I was looking for a better score, but... I guess I'll take it, it's still an A and I have a better grade than most people in the class anyway. 

On the way home, I picked up the mail, and I saw something in the mail that looked really sketch. I opened it anyway, and holy crap, it was a nomination to attend the International Scholar Laureate Program Delegation on Nursing in Australia in June. I was selected based on my leadership skills, outstanding academic performance and being a member of Phi Theta Kappa ΦΘΚ. It's a career-focused study and an exploration of the culture. The executive director sent a letter, mass-produced, but still amazing, congratulating me on my nomination into the ISLP. He also states scholarships are available online... which is spectacular because the tuition is about $4,500. I am also planning on going to Turkey for the History Club so that is $1,500. I am really hoping that I am able to make it to both. I will be doing a bunch of fundraising, scholarship finding, a beg-a-thon, maybe a pay pal account, as well as making money through work.


I'm really excited for these opportunities, but the fact that they are financially out of my reach makes them slightly double edged swords. It's an amazing opportunity and I hope to take advantage of both, so I'm going to really do my best to get the money to go to both. I need to... I have to, for my life. They just seem too amazing not to do. 


Wasn't able to talk much to Jacob today, but absence makes the heart grow fonder, yes?