tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68945143815457353662012-02-16T18:29:39.018-08:00Karanoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6894514381545735366.post-54666425583576882442009-07-16T11:34:00.000-07:002009-09-01T19:42:00.896-07:00Hello. Bonjour, Hola, Salve, Moi.<br />Here is where I am supposed to tell you, the reader, some stuff about me, the writer. Here goes.<br />The basics: My name's Kara Krause, and I go to Greenhills School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It's a pretty small private school (compared to the closest public high schools schools, it's utterly minascule). I'm a junior. <br />Speaking of school, it starts in exactly one week. I'm partially nervous, partially excited...I'm actually very excited. I think this year will be my hardest and most challenging academically, or at least that's what everyone is telling me. No pressure or anything.<br /><br />Well, what I've been keeping myself ridiculously busy with for the past few weeks is applying for AFS; I plan on travelling abroad my senior year. <br />I think it'll be a really great experience, one that I'll remember for the rest of my life. I like languages. I really, really like languages. This year I'm taking Spanish, French, and Latin. I also know some Finnish. If it were up to me, my school day would consist of about 5 language classes.<br />Okay, back to reality here.<br />I really, really like travelling too. I want to see the world.<br />I know a few older people who have been exchange students, and my cousin is an exchange student in Germany right now, actually. <br />I've also talked to older people who will say something like, "I wish I did that when I was your age!"<br />In short, I don't want to grow up to be one of those people. <br />So, that's why I've been spending so much time and energy into this application which seems to be never-ending; because I truely think it'll be worthwile, memorable, unique, rewarding experience.<br />So..AFS isn't actually free, despite my desire for it to be so. It's actually quite expensive. <br />I really would appreciate any sort of donation-small, tiny, large (please! yes!)...but know that this is a worthwhile investment. I'll be updating this blog moderately frequently. Hopefully while I'm in my host country too (Definetly a must. Although I'm not sure about what the internet situation will be). <br />THANK YOU SO MUCH. GRACIAS, GRATIAS, KIITOS, MERCI BEAUCOUP.<br />To make a donation, click the little chip-in widgit. <br />Until next time,<br />Kara Krause<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6894514381545735366-5466642558357688244?l=karakrause.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karanoreply@blogger.com0