When is Brian coming home??

I am beginning to receive many questions about when I will be returning to the states. It makes me happy to know that so many people apparently are pretending to miss me. I also find it funny how a lot of people just pretend like they know when I am coming home. I have heard several different dates. The River Rat website seems to think I will be returning around December 15ish, while others seem to think just before Thanksgiving in the States.

So, when am I returning?? The truth is that I don´t even know. My program officially ends the 29th of November, but my classes end before than. Depending upon how well, I do, they might end even sooner. However, most of the people in my program are staying through part of December because we don´t have to return for anyting until Christmas. My first thoughts are, what day should I return?? The 29th?? Maybe. Sooner?? highly unlikely because I like it here.

I have been thinking, what if I stay a second semester?? I have already cut off all of my jobs from home, I am already here which would save money on a flight if I ever wanted to return, and I would learn a lot more spanish. There are a few people who have been here since February, and a few people who are going to stay until June. I would like to do the same.

The problems... Well, I would probably have to stay in school an extra semester to finish my degree. Then again, isn´t college supposed to be the best 6 years of my life?? Looks like I am still ahead of schedule. Another problem... MONEY. I would have to get a job here, which apparently I can do, I just need to talk to the right people. Other potential problems are, how Saint Mary´s is going to respond. Will all my credits transfer?? Will I still be considered a student their?? Do I have enough student loans??

There are a lot of question marks, that I still need to work out. I do miss my friends and family, and of course things like baseball and taco bell, but I can return to that in June. The biggest question right now for me, is... Is it possible for me to stay?? I have narrowed it down to, if I can get a job, and change my flight for fairly cheap, then I can stay.

So...When am I coming home?? I do not know!! I will be home sometime, whether it is the end of November, sometime in December, or June is all a mystery.