Just in case you're behind...

I'm going to Romania!

Crazy, right? 

I can barely believe it myself. 

I will be leaving on April 24 and be returning on July 24.

That is less than 3 months away!

I tried to find the video that inspired me to apply for this internship, but no luck. 

This one has some of the same content, so hopefully it gives you an idea of what I will be helping with. 

Now combine that with this...

...and you've come a fraction closer to understanding my passion in life. 

I cannot wait, to go serve those Romanian children.

Yes, it will be challenging,

Yes, there will be times that I crack and become a teary eyed, homesick college intern,

And yes, the language barrier will be frustrating,

but it will be so immensely rewarding.  
Knowing that I made even a small moment of a single day better for one of those children is all I need.
I don't care if the food is weird.
I don't care if I wear the same outfit for weeks on end.
I don't care that we have to bleach our produce. 
The hardest thing that I will have to deal with is leaving. 
Not being capable of relieving every pain, suffering, or longing they deal with on a daily basis kills me. 
I couldn't achieve that in a lifetime of work. 
Not in 10 lifetimes.

 There is only one person with that ability and He has already given everything he has in order for those children to be perfected.

With this in mind, I simply become an instrument in his hands.
 Whether it's playing games, teaching them to walk, or even singing to them,
I will make sure they know one thing:
That they are children of a Heavenly Father who knows and loves them. 
I already love them so much it brings me to tears, and I don't even know them. 

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On a less sentimental note...haha...
Travel Plans.
I just went and spoke with the BYU travel agent about getting flights through Delta so we can use SkyMiles.
Here are my options:

1. Salt Lake
Minneapolis
Amsterdam
Bucharest
Iasi

2. Salt Lake 
Detroit
Amsterdam
Bucharest
Iasi


3. Salt Lake
New York
Paris
Bucharest
Iasi


4. Salt Lake
New York
Prague
Bucharest
Iasi

If I don't do Delta it will be:


 Salt Lake
Dallas
London
Bucharest
Isai
 
And that's only one way...
Coming home I'll back track through Isai to Bucharest, either Paris or Amsterdam, Atlanta or New York and finally on to Salt Lake. 
I consider myself a pretty experienced traveler, but this is going to throw me headfirst into the international scene.

Punked

yesterday i was punked. punked by rob from riverton who played lacrosse, but couldn't play his senior year because he broke his leg and wrist. sucker...


there i was innocently sitting in the wilk-byu slang for "giant eating area" or "eternal companion mating grounds," eating my subway when a boy approached and asked if he could share a table with me. i was the only person sitting at a table for 8 so naturally i nodded, giving my consent. instead of sitting opposite me like i expected him to, he plopped himself down in the seat next to me and proceeded to ask my name and if he could help me study. well, i was studying my romanian flash cards so in the sassiest voice i can muster i asked if he happened to speak romanian, knowing perfectly well he didnt. he confirmed that he did not in fact, know any romanian, but he did speak spanish. a lot of good spanish does me...not. lucky for him my flash cards also had the english translations on them so i gave him a second chance. rather than studying (or in his case eating) we just talked. turns out we have 2 mutual acquaintances and many common interests. while we were talking i noticed that he had unwrapped his crunch wrap supreme (bleh) but had not taken a single bite or even touched it since he had sat down. all of a sudden riverton rob jolted-seriously. you dont hear that word used much, but i couldnt think of anything better fitting. he jolted, looked at his watch, stood up, and grabbed his back pack all in 1 very smooth motion. he apologized and explained that he was late for class, it was nice to meet me, but sorry, he had to go. oooookay. catch ya on the flip side riverton rob..? then i noticed his food was sitting there perfectly untouched, just waiting for someone to eat it. well, that some one was not about to be me! 

at this point i was SO confused. i kept blindly looking around myself looking for some sort of answer. i was completely bewildered and had the strange feeling that something wasnt right. while i was talking to riverton rob i had seen dan walk by, but being the nice friend that he is he left me to my man. after all, you never know the type of bonding that can occur over some taco bell and clemintines! i gave dan a call and told him his presence was now more than welcome. since i had my phone in my hand i thought it was fitting to take a picture of the mysterious taco bell meal. (if you are/have ever been in college youll know there is never a wrong time to take a picture.) literally seconds after i snapped my shot there was riverton rob snatching his food off the table.


you uh...forgot your food...shoulda eaten it when it was hot...thats the only thing i could think to say. at this point i was more surprised than confused. why would anyone come back from a class they were late to in the first place because they forgot their taco bell. can you tell im a taco bell hater yet? he just laughed and started wrapping up his food? weird right...?  i thought so too. why wouldnt he just eat it? at this point i was pretty sure there was some fishy business going on, but lucky me, i didnt have to ask for an explanation. riverton rob said i was 1 of 5 victims of a sociology project. actually, he didnt use the word "victim" that is my personal interpretation on the matter. apparently i was scoped out of the crowd and deemed perfect for his little plan. if it was the blonde hair so help me...its an asset, not a symbol of stupidity. he had his friend sit at the table across from me and write down my reaction to the whole situation. the reason he re-wrapped his food? he still had to do it to one more person. 


lucky for me, i didnt eat it. or touch it. i only took a picture. and spasticly looked around like a puppy searching for his tail. 


riverton rob: since your romanian was ever shoddier than mine im calling a draw on this one. you may have punked me in the moment, but guess what?!

am iesit pe partea de sus

the s in "iesit" is supposed to have a little squiggly underneath it...but bolgger doesnt speak romanian

                                          

HAHA-laughing in capital letters and much needed advice

HAHAHA

now on a more serious note...i need some advice

there's this boy...he's reallllly cute. 

and funny.

and handsom.

and funny at telling stories.

and smart.

and attractive.

and hilarious.

and a lot of other things....

anyway

i have a GIANT kindergartner crush on him

kindergartner like because i hardly know him

i know the rest of his family better than him

BUT

i want to know him better then the rest of the family.

so, here's my pressing question: how do i seduce the funny cute boy?

please note, i use the word seduce very loosely here

i don't actually want to seduce him

i just want to go on a date with him. or five. 

maybe even hold hands or something.

i dunno. is that too much to ask of the modern day man?

some of you may be thinking,

"rylie, it's just a date you want. what's so hard about that?"

for all you doubting debbies out there, 

let me fill you in on a few details

1. technically, we live in the same home town, but the fact that i am currently living in provo makes it a bit more complicated

2. i am a horrible hint dropper. when i am not interested in someone i can flirt like it's nobody's business. when the butterflies kick in, i'm a goner. 

now for the biggest problem of all

3. we don't have each others numbers

i know. it's horrible

how do people get anywhere in love without technology?!

...only kind of joking...

so my friends, i ask you

how do i get funny cute boy to ask me out?

***this is where you leave comments***

***if your reading this and are a funny cute boy who doesnt have my number, consider it a hint***

smile baby, smile

      

Nostalgia

i loved my freshman year more than anything

hikes to the Y. i met mitch (byu sweatshirt) on this hike and thought he was the cutest thing ever. if only i could have seen the future ;) lauren ramsey, me, tyler johnson, mitch daniels, evan armstrong

hanging out in the lobby because there was no where else to go mitch daniels, kirsten tenney(bush), me, tyler johnson

making/burning cookies in the basement and using them to meet boys lauren richardson, lauren ramsey, shae hunaker

nerf wars!! epic battle do the death. this target practice was in my room, lauren and shae had one in theirs as well

hanging in the lobby...again me, tyler johnson, mitch morrey

leaping couches mitch daniels

craming 11+ people in an audi tt because no one had a car john gaskill

smashed like sardines in the car mitch morrey, me, lauren richardson

 very smashed...braeden wilson, tiffani bodine, shae hunsaker

 2 am denny's runs me, shae hunsaker, lauren riahrdon

tag/roasting marshmallows at the bell tower mitch daniels, me

male dominance <3 never thought i'd actually miss it troy barton, me

taking pictures in physical science evan parry, me, braeden wilson

visiting hours john gaskill, evan parry, kenny chatfield

visits to bountiful mitch morrey

triple stack evan parry, troy barton, mitch morrey

pranks. non stop pranks.

conference jake maxfield, me, austin clegg

intramurals hannah morrison, me

true blue football mitch daniels, braeden wilson, evan parry, troy barton, ramsy carrol

true blue aftermath shae hunsaker, me

haunted corn mazes tyler johnson, jake maxfield, cristyanne valenza, me, mitch daniels, austin clegg

more pranks. more revenge. never ending cycle vasha burrows, me, shae hunsaker, lauren richardson

aimless walking around provo(no one has a car, remember) braeden wilson, troy barton

sparq lauren richardson, me

dollar theater at all hours of the night lauren ramsey, lauren richardson, me

hot pots (martinellis) taylor morris

jumping pictures and cocoa motion me, lauren richardson

shakey face kenny chatfield

walmart runs me, ramsy carrol

halloween parties me

halloween parties shae hunsaker, someone?, vasha burrows, kenny chatfield, tyler johnson, lauren richardson, chase russell

i whip my hair back and forth lauren richardson, shae hunsaker

tats lauren richardson, me, shae hunsaker

dumpster diving me, lauren richardon

pictures at mcdonalds with the typical "disguise"me

shae

lauren

me

 lauren, me shae

sleepovers in trailers in sheds chase russell, me, lauren richardson

nickelcade kalli wyatt, parker shumway, kyler turner, me

midnight premiers shae hunsaker, me, lauren richardson

dark marks tyler johnson, me, mitch morrey, mitch daniels

whale kisses john gaskill, tyler johnson, troy barton

basketball games troy barton, me

ULTIMATE PRANK/sleepover me, lauren richardson

budge hall through the peep hole/prank

drives to park city me, tyler johnson

torture driving to park city mitch daniels, me

dances and bromances chase russell, mitch daniels

im on a boat me, hannah stewart, mitch daniels, chase russel

4 am movie making lauren richardson

5ks for a cause me, evan parry, lauren richardson

mission calls

 snow hikes me, some guy...

cheering at friends intramural games me, troy barton

makeshift water balloon filler

progressive power tumbling lauren richardson, me

shopping cart rides lauren richardson, me

dance parties elisa craig, mckenzie bullock, me, lauren richardson, shayla gibb, shae hunasker

dining plus

cup writing on the overpass

getting stranded in the canyon and having to be saved ryan skousen

getting trapped in the canyon with the savers because of a rock fall

picnics/laying out lauren richardson

festival of colors lauren richardson, me

utah lake mischief me, troy barton, lauren richardson

kesha concert

home made masterpieces
and much much much much much much much more.