Thursday, December 18, 2008

Money! (it's rare, it gets an !)

My grants came through!  My method of asking more than I expect and then robbing Peter to pay Paul seems like it will work.  At this point, project Shanghai is a-go.  I have enough for the whole language program and (I think) enough to cover the rest of my time spent there.  I may have to cut corners here and there, but I think it will work!  How exciting!  This means that I don't have any money to go toward the internship at Jacob's Well, but... that was really gravy anyway, so I will figure out the logistics and make it work.  I'm pretty stinking excited.  I can't wait for my triumphal return to the Middle Kingdom in four and a half months.

Sadly, this means I will be out of pocket for wedding season.  I don't like weddings in particular, but I do like being there for my friends.  I'm in my twenties.  It's like a virus the way everyone is getting hitched.

Rewind:  I am in Conway.  I got here last night after having driven to Little Rock, stopped in Sherwood, made dinner and ate with the Temples, and then came up and hung out with Kristen.  Today I hung out with E&E for a chunk of the afternoon, and I have a coffee date with Kristen tonight.  Tomorrow I'll be headed back to Texarkana... again.

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