sorubo

Congrats!! Looking forward to meeting you. Also, your username fills me with joy, assuming it's inspired by Andy Bernard. We're going to be friends.

Selected for an ETA to Malaysia!!

I'm also waiting on Malaysia... it has to be soon! I mean, I think so. It really is out of our hands, but the wait is so tough. Here's to hoping tomorrow is the day!

Still anxiously awaiting word from Malaysia... hang in there, everyone. Also, sorry to be a broken record about my breakup, but this forum has really been a great distraction and a source of hope for me over the past couple of weeks. It's nice to be reminded that there are so many paths our lives can take, and sometimes we end up doing things we never imagined-- in a good way. Those of you who have not been awarded the Fulbright but have still remained positive about your next steps in life have been such great symbols of this hopefulness for me, so thank you. Okay, that was painfully sappy, but I'm not even sorry. Haha. Here's to hoping that tomorrow will be the day for the rest of us!

Good point.

Another Malaysia ETA applicant here! It has to be soon, right? Ahhh, I'm losing it a little over here.

Good advice to live by when it comes to the internet. Maybe someone should have told that to this lady: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2592293/Woman-22-probation-DUI-writes-facebook-post-saying-I-breathalyze-morning-I-drank-yesterday-I-passed-thats-seen-police-land-jail.html

Hope this isn't directed at me for bringing up my personal issue-- and apologies if it is! This is just a healthy distraction for me right now. That being said, I haven't seen too many "childish" comments. I understand what you're saying and agree that the internet sometimes encourages people to speak without considering the consequences, but most of us are relatively anonymous on this forum and don't use our real names or disclose information about where we're from. I think that, within reason, this is a "safe place." But that's just my two cents. And your reminder is certainly helpful, so thanks.

I've done a bit of everything, haha. I went through a huge breakup of a three-year relationship that took me two years to move past, and this was my first relationship after finally getting over that. So it's a different kind of pain. But as miserable as it is right now, it would be pretty nice for him to be like, "DAMN, I broke up with a girl who got a Fulbright!" That's my attempt at positivity right now!

Ugh, I'm dying here! And I'm supposed to have a thirty-page script finished by Thursday morning. Ha. Fulbright is all I can think about. Then again, I'm worried that once I find out, I'll be forced to go back to dealing with the misery of my recent breakup. Man, I'm such a downer. The moral of the story is that I AM LOSING IT IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY.

Hey everyone! I've been lurking here for quite some time, but I finally decided to say hello. My boyfriend broke up with me a week ago and I figure it's far healthier to focus on hopeful things (like the possibility of a Fulbright!) than crying/scouring the internet for tips on how to get someone back. Sigh. ANYWAY. I'm waiting to hear back about an ETA to Malaysia! Any other Malaysia applicants hanging around here?