Returning Home

Family and friends after much deliberation , many Pro Con lists, and talks with my closest friends and family I have decided I need to come home.  The decision is multidimensional in that it was made for many different reasons.  

If I stayed It would cost me oer $17,000 which would be a large amount of debt for me to pay back in the future and I decided that that amount was just too much on top of the $5,000 I will have to pay back for this semester!  

I also was not going to be able to take my capstone class while abroad because that class is only reserved for full degree students.  This means I would have to push back my graduation which I am not prepared to do!  

The last main reason is that although this was an amazing experience I need to come home.  I need to be close to my parents now that my brother and sister are half a world away it seems!  I will be able to get connected with my church and grow that way as well!  

I do not at all regret my decision, and I dont think I will.  I have loved my time here, and it definitely made a giant impact, but life often leads you on different paths, and now my path has me returning home. I have no doubt that I will return, because I have made some great friendships here, and it will be very hard to leave those people!!  I will get to graduate with my friends, and one of my close friends who I have grown up with through college is the campus president and will actually be speaking at graduation!  

OK so here is where you all can come into play!  JACOBSON FAMILY:  if you are selling a car, or know of anyone selling a car or truck... I am looking.  Kevin took the stick to Memphis, and I will need a car for when I graduate anyway!  I dont have a large budget, but I am looking for something reliable with good gas mileage. 

I can drive stick shift, and actually prefer it, but an automatic wouldent be bad either.  Im not picky!  

My return date looks to be around January 15th.  Plus or minus a few days.  That will give me over a month with Melissa is PNG, and will get me home with enough time to get settled in before school starts!