Nerves and Packing

Hey guys!

So it's the day before I leave, and I'm really pumped about it. But with leaving comes nerves and just the goodbyes and to be honest I'm not looking forward to that. I think once I get through the gate I'll be good, but I'm just a bit nervous with traveling. Like I stated before its the first time I've left the country so I think thats one of the things.

The goodbyes on the other hand is something that I am not looking forward to. I've been doing the farewell dinners, (I'm actually going to one after I write this), seeing friends, and hanging with family I won't be seeing in a while, and to be honest it sucks. I love my family and my friends, and I hate seeing them get upset. But they need to understand that I'll be back in no time, and I have to do this for me. Yes tomorrow will be hard, but it just means that I have people back home that care and want to see me succeed.

Ok, now that I have vented I can tell you guys now whats ahead. I have to finish packing today and tomorrow, and later in the day tomorrow I will be going down to Lynn, MA with my family hanging at my Uncle's place and he'll drive us to Logan. I'll probably check-in there, and got through the gate. Its going to be a long night of traveling and won't end till around 7pm UK time on Monday, so I do have to say I will be exhausted.

But I just want to say thank you to everyone that's read this. I hope you have found this helpful on your study abroad journey. I'll be writing a post about the visa process shortly because I want you all to know how to not make it a headache like I might have. I also want to take a moment and thank all my friends and family that have pushed me and helped me get this far. If it wasn't for you I would not have got this fair. Well the next time I write I will be out of the country, and I will leave you with the exciting words of Bilbo Baggins, "I'm going on an adventure!"

Till next time,
-Tucker

  

Time to Start Packing

Hey everyone,

So pretty much all of things that need to be taken care of have been its been a nightmare trying to figure out the loan stuff, but I think we have finally figured it all out. So now its down to just getting everything together to start packing to get ready for my flight. Its crazy to think that in two weeks I will be flying to England and living there for the year, but I can't wait. To be honest I think I might feel like I'm going to overpack. I did today get on the Facebook page for my all and I think that I have found one of my roommates which is pretty awesome. I just wanted to let you guys know whats going on right now, but I'll fill you all in more as the next two weeks pass.

Have a good one
-Tucker

A Little Stress but Good Stress

Hey,

So to be honest I am just a little stressed out about all of this study abroad stuff more than usual tonight. I have my interview and my biometric scans tomorrow in order to get my visa. I just want it to go through smoothly so I can finally book my ticket and start packing. I mean I know that its just a step in the process but I still hope nothing goes wrong at this point so I can get it on time so I can travel smoothly in order to go to Plymouth on time. I have my interview in about thirteen hours so we will have to wait and see how things go, but I'm sure that it will go smoothly. I'll update you all tomorrow on how it went.

All the best

-Tucker

Summer Update

Hey guys,

So its been a while since I've posted anything because I haven't had anything to update you guys on, but now I finally do. After about a month and a half wait I finally have my CAS to I can start the visa process. Its such a stress relief that I finally have that so I can start the process so I can finally buy a plane ticket. I guess it took so long because there was a computer issue in the UK so I had to wait a bit longer. But now I will start the process for a visa and I will eventually need to head down to the British consulate in Boston to finish up the process so I can get my visa. So I will be doing that in the coming weeks and I will also need to get some loans, which I will also start looking for next week.

But the summer is flying right by and before I know it I will be on the flight to head over to heathrow, and on a bus down to plymouth. I have also found out that I will be in London for the holidays, because my grandmother and father are going to be coming to see me well I'm in the UK. Maybe I can get them to see a football match when were there. I'm going to try and see a Fulham game, but we'll see. So as things keep progressing I will be able to keep you guys updated on my progress to finally get to Plymouth. I hope you have a good one, and seize the day.

-Tucker

Link to the go fund me- gofund.me/s5nrtq8

I Need a Little Help from My Friends

Hey everyone,

I wanted to take a quick minute of your time if you have stopped on my page to ask for your help, and really what the main goal of this page is.

First I want to talk to you all about my go fund me account that I started. I was told recently that I am currently going to need to find the money to cover my flight and my housing when I study at the University of Plymouth. Due to my fathers G.I. benefits only going so far, and that my family can not assist me monetarily its up to me to find the money. And that's one of the reasons I'm turning to you my family, friends, readers, and supporters. I need as much help as I can in reaching my goal and ultimately my dream of studying abroad. I am doing all that I can to get as much money that I can to achieve my goal, but I will still need your help. I will leave the link to my GoFundMe at the bottom of this post so you can take a look at how you would donate. If you can't donate please share it if you can, but above all anything that you can do to help would be massive.

Now my goal of this page is to show other students the process of studying abroad, and how it can be an eye opening experience. I am going to posting at least once a week to keep, all of my readers informed about what I'm experiencing well I am studying abroad, and keep you all up to date with what I'm doing. I want people to have an idea of what to expect when they go to study abroad.

I want to thank everyone of you that have been reading this since I started writing it, and for those of you that are about to join me on this great adventure. I want to give back to my school and to any students that want to know what the experience is like studying abroad, and with your help I can make that possible.

Thank you all,
Tucker  

Link to my GoFundMe:  gofund.me/s5nrtq8

Update #1 Still Waiting

Hey guys!

I know it feels like forever since I've last posted, but we are still playing the waiting game with hearing back from Plymouth University. I am sure that we will be hearing something soon, and then I can focus on planning and fundraising for this trip. I also will be working with the VA to try and see how they will deal with my VA benefits when I am studying over in England.

But overall everything is moving really smoothly as of right now, and just waiting for things to get processed. I also got a chance to make a logo for this blog, and if you like it let me know in the comments below and if you guys would like it on a shirt.

But I will keep you all posted on what else is going on next I hope all of you have a great day and I'll take to you then.

-Tucker

The waiting game

Hey guys,

So I have been out of state for a while and I haven't had a chance to update you guys. Will all of the paperwork that was needed for the application have been done and has been sent over to Plymouth University for them to look at and to tell me I'm going there next year. So now its just waiting so its a bit of a pain, but I'm looking forward to hear some good news from them soon.

I just got a summer job to start getting money together for this trip. I will by a camp councilor which will be a great summer job. And I've been talking to a friend of mine who is going to be going to plymouth in the spring semester to backpack Europe which would be nice, but with that there is a lot of planning, but we can get it done.

I'll let you guys know when I get total conformation from Plymouth and then I will be getting all the pre departure stuff done. So until then you guys have a good one.

-Tucker