I just got done figuring out my spring semester. I got another email today from CIEE saying that maybe they don't want to give me money after all. That said, I thought that was stupid, and I'm sick of being jerked around. I called my husband, and he said he really didn't feel like he could do another semester. Even if I wasn't having problems with funding...I don't care. I still am going to come home. The husband has been a saint. It's only worth it so long as he's able to get by with some peace. After all, the language is important to me, but doesn't even hold a candle to the importance of the husband. So...I'm going home and not coming back in 2012.
The silver lining is that I only need 6 credits to graduate, and wouldn't you know it, they are only offered in a schedule that makes me go to school one class a day, every day. Since I have to be there anyway, I thought I'd get started on some of my business classes for my MBA. I am not getting a business degree for my undergrad, so there is a huge list of classes I have to take this summer to be able to start the MBA in the fall. It's considered graduate level classes, and are priced accordingly. So, this wipes out 6 of the 13.5 credits I have to complete. The other half...well I'm thinking I'll just pay for them from the community college. It would be tons cheaper, but require out of pocket payment. Hopefully, if we are very careful, we can make that work. Otherwise, we'll be paying thousands for $700 worth of community college classes.
In other news, it's Friday. So the usual protests are scheduled today. I got an email saying that they are planning to burn a US flag, which I find only mildly irritating. Remember when you were in elementary school, and they called you names to get you riled up? That's what this is, and I refused to get worked up over a piece of fabric. The symbolism does not die simply because some people decided to set it on fire. Plus, they are doing it in response to the statement released by the white house which says they only recently have deployed troops to help with Syria. That's just a great big fat lie. They've been here a long time. So, I can understand the essential spitting in the US face. I don't like a liar either.
The silver lining is that I only need 6 credits to graduate, and wouldn't you know it, they are only offered in a schedule that makes me go to school one class a day, every day. Since I have to be there anyway, I thought I'd get started on some of my business classes for my MBA. I am not getting a business degree for my undergrad, so there is a huge list of classes I have to take this summer to be able to start the MBA in the fall. It's considered graduate level classes, and are priced accordingly. So, this wipes out 6 of the 13.5 credits I have to complete. The other half...well I'm thinking I'll just pay for them from the community college. It would be tons cheaper, but require out of pocket payment. Hopefully, if we are very careful, we can make that work. Otherwise, we'll be paying thousands for $700 worth of community college classes.
In other news, it's Friday. So the usual protests are scheduled today. I got an email saying that they are planning to burn a US flag, which I find only mildly irritating. Remember when you were in elementary school, and they called you names to get you riled up? That's what this is, and I refused to get worked up over a piece of fabric. The symbolism does not die simply because some people decided to set it on fire. Plus, they are doing it in response to the statement released by the white house which says they only recently have deployed troops to help with Syria. That's just a great big fat lie. They've been here a long time. So, I can understand the essential spitting in the US face. I don't like a liar either.
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