Local PDO Info

After spending more time waiting and a slight misunderstanding I received information about the local AFS Greater Chicago Area Pre-Departure Orientation (PDO). It is tomorrow (8:30AM to 4:00PM) and I'm excited to see the other YESer girls from Chicago! And we get to meet more kids from our area going abroad for the summer or next year so that is also pretty cool. I will probably write more about it sometime this weekend after the event or maybe next week. Only 47 more days for the YES Abroad PDO in D.C! It's not like I'm counting of anything...

While I receive more information about home interviews, and PDOs, and just travel information everything started to become more real. I'm beginning to realize that I'll be gone for the whole of next year and it is just astonishing. So I have decided the top three things to do while still home in Chicago. 

Top 3 Things to do while still home:

1) Spend time with my mom and brothers

2) Spend time with my friends 

3) Begin a photo book for bother my family and my future host family

*4) Get a job (I don't really want to do this one but my mom is making me...)

*I also need to make sure I watch the Great Gatsby....*

I have also found out that I have to most likely apply for the Italian visa while in Malaysia for my freshman year in Florence with NYU. I guess I have to start familiarizing myself with the process so I can make it easier on myself. (With Malaysia all I have to do is photocopy my passport, get some nice passport picture and mail them to AFS people...why can't NYU be like that?) 

Oh, I almost forgot I think I have my home interview for AFS today in the evening. It's just  a formality to find you a matching host family- I'm kind of excited for it. If it's anything similar to the CBYX sending interview then it shouldn't be too bad.