Bachelor degree review

Oh and there was also the long awaited email from WES ;) The review of my Bachelor degree is completed and everything will now be sent to the University of Maryland University College. Like I said, I'm going to think of a response in early January. Of course I looked at the unofficial copy of the report which is available online and I must say I'm really surprised :D Attended 24 seminars, 14 of them an A, 7 is a B, two C + and C. WOW WOW My GPA  is 3,45 points. WOW again ;) Well let's see what UMUC will say!

screenshort of the report

3 months back in America

Oh man, how time flies. Since I'm already 3 months back in America! I feel the time goes by so fast. Soon it's Christmas again and then 2012 is almost over again! WOW :) Otherwise there is not much to tell. JT and I had ​​a very nice weekend. We went out, met some friend and started our gingerbread house and spent most of Sunday with football.

our gingerbread house

Football looking to Champps

This week I should - finally - get the results of my review and then it shouldn't be long until UMUC receives that results too. I guess around the first week of January I have a decision of UMUC whether I was accepted in the masters program or if I still have to make up some classes. Wish me luck :)

News all around my Studies

In September I applied at the UMUC in Maryland and I sent them all the paperwork they needed. Additionally, they needed my bachelor degree to get evaluated. So I ordered at a evaluation company in New York a report and sent them all the paperwork, too. After a couple of weeks I received and email letting me know that I needed an official transcript of the Rajamangala University of Technology in Thanyaburi, Thailand, where I completed an exchange semester. At the same time I tried to convince UMUC to admitt me to the graduate college just for getting at least like a research class done, but hey no flexibilty at all! I mean it would has been my own risk getting admitted without maybe even having the same bachelor. But anyway I kind of understand their situation too so I accepted that I had to start studying in Spring.

Then I contacted my university in Germany to get a current email address of the contact person from Thailand. Then I was in email contact with the Dean of the Thai University. After I explained my situation and sent him all the necessary forms, he has led the rest of the way. Well, it seem really easy but ... Forget it! After over a month by mail from Thailand to New York, the rating company has contacted me to tell me that the envelope of the transcript was not sealed and was therefore not accepted *ahhhhhh* This was almost 3 weeks ago. Now I have spoken to the University in Thailand, again explained everything carefully and ask for express shipping. And today I finally got the long awaited email from the rating company: all documents are received and their evaluation is under way. On December 18th it should be ready!  I will definitely study from the spring semester *yeah* :)

long-awaited email :)

2. Advent

Oh yes my friends, the time goes by just like that. Since we already have the second advent :) This week not much happened except that I once again had a 24-hour virus caught with all Pi-Pa-Po. I was very sorry for my employers, as they had to cancel important meetings and also the scheduled date had to be postponed, but I was really sick. On Friday everything was fine again. Well and this weekend I was all alone at home, as JT has one extra job. My best friend on this side of the world, Monica, was so nice  pick me up in Bethesda and to entertain me over the weekend. Without a car it sucks! But we spent a lovely girls weekend with football, quite many series and all the stuff. And surprise: We were able to pick up JT today. Yes we had to pick him up, because my boyfriend had forgotten his key! Annoying, but whatever :D I had him back. Have yet tasty one evening together and then we went back to Bethesda. Oh and here is the winter landscape that I craft for the little one :) 

Background

Santa Claus

Advent, Advent a candle is burning...

first one, then two, then three, then four, then the Christ child is coming :)  The last few days I decorated a lot of our apartment :) We now have a great Christmas wreath, Christmas stockings, Christmas tree stands already for several days and then soon an advent calendar. On the weekend we have used our fireplace for the first time :) It was so nice :)

Our Advent wreath :)

Decoration: D

Christmas, TV and rest decoration: D

our fireplace with socks and pictures :)

oh nice fire

Sunday Breakfast in America

The first light is burning

Yesterday we went back to Bethesda. Arrived, I was really surprised by the long-awaited package of my parents :)

4kg chocolate advent calendar and my socks

So much chocolate and gluhwine spice and it's sooooo much. Many thanks to my parents: * <3 I've already started filling up the calendar stockings and of course I already have one, two bits of german chocolate ;) My boyfriend will love it! :D Oh, and my employer have asked me if I would babysitt the little one on a regularly basis Thursday nights because they wanted a date night. And of course I said yes, the money I can always use :)