AHHH! All this paperwork has me in over my head! Today I was thinking about how much I had to do...and then I got more! So, Cal U won't sign an independent consortium agreement with semester at sea. What that means is they won't process my financial aid for the trip in their office. IF they will sign a paper saying they will still consider me a student while I am gone, the University of Virginia will process my financial aid. If they don't, then I can't get any federal aid--just a private loan. UGH. Today, I got a huge stack of papers in the mail. I have to fill all of those out too!! Visas and all kinda stuff. Also, stuff for hotel reservations. MY VISAS COST $400! and $100 for the passport. This trip is making me BROKE!!! BUT I CAN'T FREAKIN WAIT!!!