I have some of the worst hair in the world. With that, in order for me to bear some resemblance to a human being, my hair needs tons of care! Seriously. It’s a daily ritual of shampooing and conditioning, followed by drying via blow-dryer, and finally topped off with a heat-induced straightening. This totals to about an hour each day. So I’m wondering about my options.

I could always shave my head, like some people, but that takes courage and feminine features, one of which I lack. I think it would be a dip in my self-esteem if people started referring to me as “Yo, Bro!” or “Sir.” That is, unless I constantly wear make-up as well.

My three options include air-drying, blow-drying, or just to keep on straightening. I could always cut my hair shorter, but that would mean more maintenance. Or I could just let it grow, and once it’s long enough, I don’t have to worry about anything. Then I’d just be able to throw it up in a ponytail all the time.

With school starting, I think my best option is to just blow-dry it, and toss is up in a ponytail… or something like that. It’ll save me some time, and drying my hair right after I shower will help keep me from getting sick, which I currently am. It sucks being a girl sometimes. I guess I’ll have to go blow-dryer shopping later today.

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I’ve made it to Krakow, Poland. The journey was long and arduous, but I finally feel like I’m ready. Leaving my family at the airport was hard, because once I crossed over customs, I realized that I was completely alone. The one fear I know I have is the fear of being alone. I guess the realization itself wasn’t scary, but it was depressing.

I spent the last week with my grandparents in Wroclaw. It was a nice week of doing absolutely nothing but reuniting myself with family members, some of which I haven’t seen in the last 20 years. When I was dropped off earlier today, that lonely feeling wasn’t so bad. I think it just took some time getting used to it. I’m actually going to miss my grandparents, but it’s now time for me to grow up.

With that, I present my new room:

It’s nothing big and fancy and glamorous, but it’ll suffice for now. I was initially supposed to have a one-bed room, but everyone informed me that it was small TINY and without a closet. I didn’t mind it, but I guess you can say I was talked into taking the two-bed room, considering that I’ll have no roommate. It cost a bit more, but at least I’ll have a closet and some more space.

In other news, I broke my iPhone. Well, not the phone itself, but the tiny sliding device that holds your SIM card. I put a new SIM card in and I believe that it fell out, because the device can’t be opened with a paperclip or anything else. However, I dropped it off to get fixed today and the guy at the phone store told me that the device that pops the slider open may be broken. It makes sense. I left it with him and hopefully I get to pick up a functioning iPhone tomorrow morning, along with a new local number as well.

And I guess that’s it for now. I’m going to attempt to look for some classmates, make myself something to eat, and lounge around. If you’re interested in my journey over the last couple of days, my LiveJournal has that

PS – local time is 4pm, not 10am. I should change that.

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Yes, that’s right. Only 16 more days until I fly away. What’s left on my to-do list?

Packing. I need to figure out what items I will need right away, and which item I can wait for (which will be delivered by boat and will arrive in 8 weeks). I need to ship out my Fall/Winter stuff ASAP so I can receive it by October. My friend has offered his address, so that I have somewhere concrete and nearby to ship my stuff off too.

Paperwork. The school’s received all my paperwork, and I believe that all I have left is to pay for tuition, which I will do next week. Also considering getting the international drivers license, need to get temporary health insurance, and… I think that may be it.

Misc. There’s a whole bunch of other crap I need to look into and remember to do as well. OSAP, car stuff, work stuff, bills/credit cards, etc. Plus, making a new layout before I go away can also be added to the misc. category.

Knitting. I started knitting a blanket a few months ago. My boyfriend claimed dibs on it, and helped fund the project as well. I am probably done 90% of it, and I hope (need/must is more like it) to finish it before I leave.

Saying goodbye! Can’t forget to say goodbye to the important people, plus all my friends and family.

I’m just frazzled. It was only last week where I was saying, “Three more weeks to go! That’s plenty of time!” Oh how time flies…

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