Say Yes to the... EXCHANGE!

It's a yes! A yes for exchange! A yes for a chance to apply and change my life: all for the better! It's been an almost year-long process of trying to convince my parents to let me go on an exchange, and the moment they said yes came yesterday, on my 17th birthday. I was sitting on the couch in the living-room, with my laptop on my lap, and my step-mom says something along the lines of, "Should we give her her present now?" With my dad then responding with a "Yes." or something. I was super excited, because I just had a feeling, that maybe, just maybe, inside that bag, or that card, or on top of that cake, would be a "Yes, you can go and apply for exchange." I opened the card, barely reading what was on the over, and skipping the non-handwritten portion. Just below that were the words that had the ability to change my life: "We hope 17 let's you see the world as you've never seen it before!" I turned around and asked, "Does this mean yes?" And they responded back with, "Yes, it means yet." I ran up and hugged them both. I had gotten the only present I wanted and it was sure one of the best days of my life. I also got a camera, for which I can bring on exchange, should I be accepted, so I'll be able to take pictures and videos while I'm living abroad. The next challenge to get past is filling out my application and being accepted, but I feel as if the hard part is over, and hopefully it will be easy sailing from here on out.

Until next time,
  Jess <3