Exciting things are happening in the life of Lucy

So I am definitely going on Exchange.

That is a thing that is happening.

Yep.

Not sure where yet-- I will find out in a few weeks. Exeter (UK) is my first preference, then Lancaster, then the IESEG School of Management in France. Fingers are crossed for Exeter but Lancaster is pretty awesome as well, and if I went to France I'd get some pretty brilliant experiences out of it.

My interview was today and I've never actually had an interview for something before so I was very nervous. Mum bought me a new high waisted knee length skirt that I wore over a long sleeved purple shirt and tights so I looked less messy than normal.

It ended up being a piece of cake though. I knew what my answers were and I had done the research and I have my finances under control so there wasn't any tricky questions. My grades are great, three D's and a HD is nothing at all to be ashamed of, and if they looked back further, sure there are a few C's but just as many D's. And my ATAR attached is in the 90's so academically I'm doing as well as I've ever done and my record is pretty sweet.

It makes up for my lack of clubs or uni involvement but honestly, I work 3 weekdays, have 13 hours of Uni, I coach, play in 2 netball teams and a basketball team, umpire every week, tutor two high school students and attempt to have a social life and still read NC17 fanfic and tumble all day e'ry day.

Hopefully my application is good enough for Exeter, I don't know how many places they will offer/ how many bitches I need to beat out, but I'm in and in 4 and a half months I will be on the other side of the world and if that isn't exciting, what is?

The nerves won't hit me til I'm in the air and can't back out, but right now I'm just pleased. This is something I facilitated myself. I did all the work, looked into it independently without a push from my best friend who was already doing it, or from Mum prodding me, I just took some initiative when I realised I could be into it and got on with it.

It's something I'm doing for myself and by myself and that is exciting. Not that I won't be happy for company if anyone I know will be over there at the same time, let's be real here, I get anxious raising my hand in a lecture, how am I supposed to fare in an unknown country that I may not speak the language of where I know nobody and nothing? I like to think that under pressure, I will rise to the occasion. Obviously, if I didn't think that, why would I be doing this? I totally believe I can do it though it is not without significant challenges.

I just think I'm at that point in my life. Since Uni started, I feel that I've really stagnated, just out of pure lack of memorable moments. It's not that I haven't accomplished things or had significant change, I just don't feel that I'm living as intensely as I could be.

Every year at Christmas, we go around the table and we all have to talk about ourselves for a minute, our yearly update. Now, there were a few years I dreaded (and I wasn't alone, my brother and cousins hate this too) because we didn't have a job or a boyfriend/ girlfriend etc or we hadn't got our P's but since High School, I have very much blossomed in the eyes of my family. I work and get great marks in my double degree and I coach and drive and pay board and now my latest will be going overseas for 6 months, which none of my cousins have done :) Since I'm doing the degrees of my two closest cousins combined, it's nice to step out in a way. Lizzy said a few months ago that it's like the extended family is kind of getting to know me now, that I have my own interests and am defining myself as more than just quiet and one of the kids. I approve of that.