WHAT IVE DONE:

a List of what I've done:

• first I had to decide where I was to go and with my schools Education Abroad Program, EAP (the UC's program: )
  
• Completed the long but do-able EAP application
  
• was accepted so more paperwork to do
  
• applied to scholarships
• Had a health clearance
  
• filled out a housing questionnaire (for my host family) and included a terrible picture of myself
  
• signed lots of papers (things like accepting health insurance, emergency surgery, and saying my school isn't liable for anything bad that can happen to me)
  
• I've completed part of the Brazilian Visa requirements (still working on it)
  
• Health Travel consult
• Had my yellow fever vaccination
• gotten my travel meds (so I don't get diarrhea)
• BUG repellant
  
• and read lots and lots of info on safety precautions
• kept up my grades, and haven't committed any crimes so that I'm still eligible

This sounds like a lot, but thankfully the deadlines are spread out and it's pretty easy if you pace yourself. yeah I started it all last spring quarter to get my stuff ready by January when the application was due

Here's a picture of a lot of travel health documents about malaria and yellow fever, which I will write about a little bit, EAP brochures (I'll also give a bit of a description of my program later), some parts of applications, health center receipts, and to do lists. A tip is really being aware of all the deadlines because it's easy to forget about them with your regular college student stuff.