Cali 2 NL

Ok, so some fun stuff happened.

• got a new MacBook Pro (it rocks)
• got a new roomate.
• got a new tv (thanks roomate)
• upgraded his tivo to a million hours.
• going to visit Tom and Alex for spring break.
• took mid-terms.
• got accepted to SFSU’s study abroad program at the Universiteit van Amsterdam.

Whoa. That last one is pretty heavy. So here’s the deal, even though I’m a transfer student with no SFSU GPA to speak of, and even though I’ve taken very few core classes for my major, somehow the study abroad department approved my application to go to the Netherlands. The hard part is over. I’m trying to finalize the details right now, but the whole sha-bang relies on two things: -Alyssa getting a gig with the AIDS foundation. -Housing. Right now, as I type this, her g-ma (in the picture) is on her way to Amsterdam and will be talking to the person-in-charge of both of those things. Alyssa graduates this semester, and there’s no way I’m asking her to put her career on hold while I study in a foreign land. A job with the AIDS foundation will not only look good on her resume but also allow us to get some traveling done while in Europe. The housing front is tricky. It seems like we have several connections, which is nice, but moving to a new place can be tough enough without it being several thousand miles away. We can’t look at it, our dates are vague, we’re on a budget, and we need it to be furnished. Also I’ll die without DSL which can take two months to install. Wee. Anyhow I’ll keep you posted. (Also, no word yet on the random knee-injury, a surgeon is going to take a look at it in two weeks). Update! Alyssa got a job with the AIDS foundation, so now the only thing we’re waiting on is housing. I told myself I wouldn’t get excited untill it was a 100% sure deal, but that’s proving to be tricky right now…