Confirmation!!!

One down, about a thousand to go. Just got an email from Edinburgh:

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Dear Hannah,

Thank you for your application to study at the University of Edinburgh.
I am very pleased to inform you that we are able to make you a general
unconditional offer of admission as a Visiting Undergraduate in the
College of Humanities and Social Science for academic session 2006/07.

I am writing with this initial confirmation as it may assist with your
planning for your time abroad.

In addition to this email we will send you a written offer letter
detailing the courses on which you have been enrolled. This letter will
also include information about applying online for University
accommodation. This offer letter can be used for visa purposes (although
this email offer can be considered as a formal and binding offer from
the University of Edinburgh).

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So there you have it. A formal and binding offer from the university. I'm on my way.

Future Perfect

Where: Edinburgh, Scotland
When: September 9, 2006 until May 25, 2007
Why: to study abroad for one year
How: excited am I? Here's a hint: I'm starting my travel blog about 4 months early.
What: do I have left to do? well, get a passport, a student visa, plane tickets, confirmation of my acceptance, confirmation of a spot in residence, luggage, travel insurance, apply for OSAP and a bursary and a loan, find out how to open a bank account in Scotland, make travel plans for June 2007 and convince my friends to come along, get contact information for the people I plan to visit, and try to convince myself that I'm not going die being on my own for an entire year. Eek.