Today I went into the study abroad office to officially accept my place on this Rome excursion and pay the admin fee/deposit/"show of good faith" (that's what they call it on the contract) of $550. Rather a lot to write out on a check--I've never written a check that large, which makes me a noob, yes, although I used to pay monthly $200-$300 checks for piano lessons and the like back in my early high school days. It's been a while since I've had to write out anything even remotely close to "Five hundred-fifty and 0/100," however, and the money I'm spending here is actually a combination of my mother's and my grandfather's, not even really mine. But still.
I should probably clarify what I mean by "contract" above, since it sounds so official. It's actually a piece of blue computer paper with a rip-off top for me to keep as a receipt; the rest simply has my name, student ID, and program on it and tells me to check the box next to either "I accept admission to the Rome program" or "I decline admission to the Rome program" and then sign. A check mark next to "accept," my John Hancock, and a $550 check officially sets me on the road to Rome; there's no backing out now without losing that $550.
(But why would I really want to back out of Roma? There hasn't been a good reason yet.)
First program meeting is on April 6th, which is second week of spring quarter. I don't think I'll have much to say until then, really, but the road is truly beginning.
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