what happens next?

so now it seems that my decision blogged about previously to apply for the portuguese mc didn't go as planned. due to some honest mistakes and the deadline issues that arose from them, i didn't end up applying. i was bummed, definitely. i've never actually been to portugal and thought it'd be an awesome experience, especially since i'm really interested in the culture, the language, the people, and how aiesec works there. after missing the deadline, though, i realized that maybe when i had made that decision to apply to mc portugal, maybe i had really just made the decision to apply for an mc. it was a hard one to make, for sure, regardless of the country. and i would've loved to have had the opportunity to go to portugal and have a positive impact on aiesec there. but then again, i'm one of those people that believes that things happen for a reason...always.

it just so happened that a few days before that i had received an email regarding the remaining open positions for mc's around the world as discussed at ipm (thanks arcaidy!). well, after taking another look at that...how about southern cone (still soco :D)? learning spanish has been one of my goals for awhile now, and i've used everything from podcasts to joining organizations at school to trying to tell stories to my boyfriend in spanish, ha ha ha :) i'm better than i was a year ago, but i'm not anywhere close to where i want to be. what better way to learn than from being immersed? i think i learned that in brazil...

going to argentina has always been one of my dreams, and recently i've made friends from there (here in atlanta) and have been talking to people that have been. i've always been intrigued by the country and have learned that i have family there too...go figure :) i also know some people that studied in chile last semester and someone that worked with the southern cone mc last summer as a ceed i think - all were involved with the region and loved it. how awesome is that?

so in the end, it looks like my application efforts will be going toward southern cone. maybe things didn't work out as originally planned, and granted, there are no guarantees in even getting preliminarily chosen. but really, to feel extra confident about your choice in the first place can never be a bad thing :)

we'll see how it works out, but here's to a step in a new and and exciting direction :)