Ciao!
So yesterday, I got an email saying that I won the Viaggio Italiano Scholarship! At first I thought it meant I had been accepted to Italy, which confused me because I didn't remember being accepted by AFS-USA. However, then I read the e-mail more carefully and it said that if I get accepted, I will have this scholarship. I was super happy, because I had actually been planning on calling that day to see if there was any news!
Then, today my mom and I had a mini session on the phone with an AFS volunteer, who gave us more information on the program. She said that Italy is pretty good about getting back to AFSers soon about their acceptance status, and I should hear back within 4-8 weeks. (She also said that they think I am a really good candidate for studying abroad, and that we should be hearing good news from Italy…..YAY!)
So for now I just have to keep waiting, which is honestly so unbelievably hard for me, but I think that it'll make the whole experience that much sweeter. I'll let you guys know if I hear any other news, and in the mean time I'm keeping busy with learning Italian, school, and work. Ciao per ora!
--Tami
OMG! That's awesome that you got the scholarship! The waiting is the worst for me too, like it's terrible. I can't even handle it I just wanna know, haha.
ReplyDeleteYeah, thanks! And omg I know right? I literally have been checking my e-mail like every 5 minutes even though I know I'm not going to get it yet haha :)
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