The Curiosity's of Jess Hulka's Life

Year 2008 life cap..........

Wow I just realized a ton had happened last year. I grew, learned, and experienced so many things. I feel kind of intimidated by 2009 I feel like I can't top last year. But of course anything is possible right? I will keep growing, doing, and experiencing a ton of things!
Well I started 2008 will a hard hard time, my boyfriend of two years left on a mission and we were both living in Utah. He was in the MTC and I was just living there working and going to school. It was super hard saying goodbye to him but I was extremely happy and ecstatic and supportive of him going on his mission. It was definitely hard and depressing at times but I worked my way through it. I moved up to Utah for school, I went to BYU Salt Lake. It was amazing but tough! I failed almost all of my tests but still some how came around and passed all my classes thankfully! I had 3 different jobs that semester, I wish it was the same now so easy to get a job. My first job was at BYU Catering, I worked there a month or so and never got to work once! BULL CRAP! So then I got a job out of desperation at BYU Custodial, I cleaned racket ball courts every day except Friday and Saturdays from 10:30 to 1:30 am. CRAZY RIGHT!! Well I got burned out on that job having to work late hours and SUNDAYS!!!! So I quit there and got a job at a call center, it was boring but payed amazing! So my plans from there were to stay in Utah for summer, I signed a contract for my apartment and everything. I think like 2 weeks before summer when everyone was going home I decided to move home!!!! I had to call my landlord, and post adds on craigslist for my house and everything! It was nuts trying to find someone to move in there considering that it was way more expensive than most places in the Summer. After a ton of praying and fasting the girl that I took her contract from decided to not move out!!!!! SO INTENSE!!! I was so lucky!!! Oh and P.S. I totally forgot I took a around 2 weeks off in March to go to Europe! I went to Austria, Switzerland, Germany, and Lichtenstein. It was amazing to travel and see more things!!!
So that brings me to the summer. I come home and have an AMAZING SUMMER!!! Probably one of the bests! I was at the beach almost everyday, I met the most amazing people ever who are my closest friends now, had a boyfriend, got my heart broken, but learned a ton :). I worked probably only twice a week if lucky serving but I got by just fine. I applied to move to Russia for January 2009 and I got in!!! Well summer was coming to a end and my plans were to move back to Utah and go to school. Well one night my Mom asked why I don't go to Russia sooner. It was only a month or less before the winter semester for Russia started. I was torn, I could go sooner if there was an opening but if I waited to January I did have everything i wanted, the school I wanted to teach at the city I wanted to go to the housing I wanted exactly. But I though what the heck might as well try for it. So I decided to email the program and ask if there was any opening for Aug. 2008 to go to Russia. They emailed me back the next day and said the day they received my email was the day that someone dropped out. It was the exact school, city and housing I would of gotten if I waited. So my dilemma was over! I WAS GOING TO RUSSIA 5 months early! I had like 3 weeks to prepare I was freaking out. Well I already posted the story from there but I end up not going till the end of September because of Visa problems.
Anyways so there it is my year 2008. I met the most amazing people I could ever of asked to have in my life. I had a ton of amazing and spiritual experiences and grew so much. I got some college done to contribute to my future. I went to and saw 10 different countries. And I spent a summer with my family and got to know them better. Now we all have our downs and trials and I had a ton of those trust me, but over all I am SUPER PLEASED WITH 2008 in the end.
Well 2009 is here.... Bah 2009! hahaha I haven't accomplished much yet. I dropped out of college for the semester and just picked up and moved to Utah. Why? I can't tell you. But I can say this it helped me clear my head and decide what I want to do with my life. So if anything I did get my goals and life put back together. I will be moving home at the end of the month, I will be working at the same Fish restaurant that I always worked at. I will be hopefully starting a program in Phlebotomy in April. And I will be in training for soccer again, I want to play so back this next season. I am going to be checking out and applying to different colleges for my major. Right now I am looking at either a ultrasound tech, or a surgeon tech. I am super excited! I did give up on my dream as a flight attendant though :( Only for now hahaha. My "missionary" will come home at the end of this year and I will get to see him again! Well basically I am super excited to see what life will bring me this year. If its not traveling or anything luxurious like last year I will just be happy with settling with having my good friends and family with me at the end of the day. All I want this year is to figure out my future and progress towards it.

P.S. I AM SO GOING TO BUY A VW BUS THIS SUMMER AND FIX IT UP!!!!!!! THAT'S SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO DEFINITELY!