Crossroads...

Nung Monday, I went to my 10 o clock appointment at the driver's license office to get my written test para sa learner's license ku.. it's pretty much just the same as the learner's permits you can get there sa pinas but here they make it look cooler kc card xa.. hehe coool! XD

basically pumila lng kmi tpos i took the test and passed it.. they processed the card then tada!!! may learner's license na aq!! :) :D .. tito joel said he'll teach me driving next week.. so by next week ill drive FOR DA 1ST TYM EVER D2!! XD .. hehe it's nothing to be thrilled about pero wen u think about it lyk that edi nice dba? XD

aftr that we went to tita jinky's house (c tita norie, james, and becca and kasama ku btw) cuz i had to take care of some stuff for my student loan for UNF.. tpos we had lunch then went to UNF..

at UNF, i got my 1st shot para sa immunization ko cuz the results of my blood test turned out that i'm not fully immunized dhl "gray" (hi gray if u'r readng this XD :) ..) ung naging result for the measles.. in short.. i have to get the shots AGAIN.. so this was the 1st.. ima be taking the 2nd one in exactly 30 days..

aftr this, we went to the cashier at building 1 sa UNF.. i had to issue a check blah-di-blah-di-blah.. nothing really interesting.. haba pila XD ... then we went to UNF's One Stop Service thingy to ask about jobs sa UNF.. they referred us to the website (waw XD ) and told us to just check the job openings and to make my applications there... they also told us to go to the dept. of human resources and inquire there.. it was in some other building.. but b4 we went there, since they had some computers, we checkd out the website.. saw some job openings so aun.. nice :D ..

wen we went sa human resources, they just did the same thing.. they referred us to the website haha owel.. so much for that XD

aftr evrything sa UNF, umuwi n kmi.. hinatid aq d2 sa bahay.. tapos nung gabi, me and tita jinky skyped mom and dad.. they discussed stuff about my loans and the funding for my school.. malaki kc uutangin ku this 1st year dhl ndi pa aq considered a florida resident.... kumbaga, international pa aq XD

long story short i ended up with 4 options:

1. Go to JU where i'd have less loan for this 1st year (since private school to and they don't look at me as an "international student") PERO, i would have a hard time getting to school everyday kc mas malayo ang JU from d2 sa bahay ni tita jinky.. because i'm still UNDER-AGE, and since learner's license pa lng hawak ku, i can't drive alone to school so magcocommute aq which is OK lng nmn skn BUT there isn't a lot of public transportation here in jaxksonville kaya mahihirapan aq.. sabi daw if i miss my bus, it might take HOURS b4 d next one.. tops panu kng umulan pa? :-S .. woe is me.. :( XD

2. Don't school for a year until i become a florida resident and tuition wud be SUPER WAY LESS EXPENSIVE for me for my freshman year (just to let u knw, i am almost 5 TIMES more expensive dhl ndi p aq florida resident) , and so that i could work and save up some money, and so that i could already be driving by next year.. I and evry1 else is against the idea kc they're saying that i shouldn't fret over a couple of thousands of dollars in debt that i don't study for the 1st yr.. (woah ryt? XD) .. well i agree.. i don't wanna be IDLE study-wise for a whole year.. though i can work a full 40 hours per week kc may HS diploma aq, im still not for the idea of me stopping for a year..

3. the FCCJ option: this was suggested by tito joel.. he said that i can go to FCCJ (Florida Community College of Jacksonville) and go for their 2-year nursing course tapos pag nurse na aq, i can continue studying for med school IF i decide to do so.. well, i asked aunt grettel about it (she's tita jinky's friend who's staying here in d house) since she's a surgeon and all, and she didn't suggest it cuz she said that med schools look a lot at where u went for ur undergrad study.. she says that i myt not even get noticed by any med school if i were to come from such a skul as FCCJ.. community college kc e.. which means, it's not as gud as JU or UNF.. also, tita jinky spoke to the sister of tita maricel who went thru this path, and said that u still hav to take 2 years of general college ed. b4 the 2 year nursing course.. so pretty much, 4 year course din.. pero u get to be practicing and actually working alrdy aftr the 4th year ( i don't even knw if this is faster than other nursing courses or not..) so basically, this option is out of the question too..

4 The Last Option: is to just stcik with UNF and just deal with the loan.. this is something i can just work off in the future and this is nothing compared to the student loans i would be taking kung mag memed school aq.. it aint that bad i guess.. tska we're still w8ing/hoping/PRAYING for more scholarships so.. the lord will provide .. and lastly, i can still get more scholarships within the year to lessen the loan if i work hard enuf and/or if i get into some sport team or something XD


so aun.. obviously, i chose option 4.. so ill just stick with it :) ;)

for the next few days ill just be taking care of some job applications tpos on friday.. SEA WORLD BAYBEH!! XD :D

ill send some pics.. ;)

take care ya'll.. how r U GUYS doing???

Much love,

~Alvz