Hi friends,
So many changes! As I may have explained, we will find out for sure in January whether Fran will GRADUATE in June 2018 or January 2019. She spoke to an official (they don't have advisors in Mexican schools, unfortunately) who seemed optimistic that if she could sign up for 7 classes this semester, she should probably be able to finish in June.
She signed up for those seven classes, and will be working double time until Christmas. She had to stop working for the dentist, so she has no other income now except what you kind people are providing. In return for her work, he paid her monthly bill at the Berlitz Language School. One of you has already stepped up to take care of that. Thank you!
Aside from taking it one step at a time, breathing deep, having faith, the only thing I'm nervous about now is the upcoming expense, in January, for her senior project, which obviously she must complete before graduation. Hopefully we will have some realistic estimates soon. But that fee, which is likely to be about $1,000 USD and will have to be paid sometime after the January semester begins. Stay tuned. Getting specific information about anything is probably the most difficult challenge in Oaxaca, partly because decisions at the institutional level are made about 5 minutes before they go into effect.
So Fran will need some extra help financially to cross this Rubicon. I am looking for a few new donors. Perhaps you know someone who would like to help her leap over the last hump! It is a lot to ask anyone individual, so I am hoping a small (or large) group can chip in on it. But again, we are still looking for at least a few reliable estimates of the actual cost.
Meanwhile, expect invitations to her graduation sometime next year. YOU DID THIS! You made it possible for one bright young woman to have a future, and as soon as she can catch a breath, she will want to thank each of you in person.
Big hugs from Oaxaca. And more soon.
Lorena and Fran
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