12 Weeks To Go!

A fellow traveler informed us today that our ship sets sail exactly twelve weeks from today! Put in that perspective, I have so much less time than I had thought to prepare. I know these last few weeks are going to fly and I'll be sitting on a beach in the Bahamas in no time. In the mean time though, preparing for departure has been stressful to say the least. There have been so many occasions when I have asked myself what in the world I am thinking, or rather why I'm not thinking; I work two jobs just to pay my rent and keep myself in school, how the hell am I supposed to finance a $30,000 trip around the world? Such things are for rich kids who's parents can afford the luxury of spoiling them with fancy trips, not the kids who have to work their butts off just to stay in the game. I should just call this all off before I invest anymore. But I know in the end I would regret that way more then the massive debt I will inevitably put myself into, this has been my dream for as long as I can remember after all. Perseverance and determination are sometimes more valuable than anything though. I logged on to my financial aid page the other day to discover that the Institute for Shipboard Education awarded me with a scholarship far more generous than I ever could have hoped for. The relief of if left me stunned and staring utterly dumbfounded at the computer screen for an entire hour. Just another little reminder that this is actually happening. :)