post for February

Since the previous post was not exactly what I prefer for my monthly post, here is something less interesting ;).

February so far has been fun, busy with classes and life. Nothing to complain about. (Oh by the way, I'm proceeding with my trip this summer and using a loan not my preferred choice.) I'm getting a severe case of senioritis, I'm reaching the point of counting points I'll get taken off in order to avoid hw. It's bad definitely not something I'm proud of, hopefully I'll get a handle on it soon. I'm ready to be done with classes not necessarily the schedule and flexibility that come with being in college. I'm beginning my job search again. There's a career fair I'm going to this week, wish me luck.
I can't think of much to write about, maybe I'll write more before the month ends.

Here's a fun story that happened to me yesterday:
The weather was gorgeous finally after lots of cold, so a friend and I went to the local park to just be outside. We'd been in the spot on the hill for over an hour and had discussed plans to get food at the restaurant at the corner of the park. As we were people/dog watching this guy sits down just past my friend about 10ft away. We continue chatting and watching, then in a lull in our conversation this guy says "You have pretty feet" to me. .....uh.... I respond "Thank you?" and start freaking out in my head. My friend and I quickly revert back to commenting on dogs around us. Then 5 minutes later or so he asks: "Can I see the bottom of your feet?" ....uh...uh... sheepishly I say: "No." Now my friend and I are both so confused, who says that? We wait a few more minutes to try and avoid making it obvious that we were a little creeped out. Then we get up and head to the restaurant to get a reservation. As we walk alongside the park, we keep glancing back to check and see if he's following us. We just laugh it off and wonder about why/who says something like that. (Hint: Guys this is not a good pick-up line ever!) We get to the restaurant put our name down and go sit on the hill next to it to wait out the hour. Think the story's done? Oh no, there's more! My friend leaves me to go to the restroom and I pull out my notebook to do some more studying a minute later I notice someone sit down about 10 ft away, you guessed it same guy! I quickly glanced over realized it was him and buried myself in my notebook. He stayed for about a minute then got up and walked away. I couldn't believe it, my friend and I had joked about him following us, but neither of us believed it would happen. After the guy got some distance away I whipped out my camera to prove to my friend he'd been there. My friend came back and I told her what happened and showed her the picture, then we just laughed that's all we could do. Needless to say we enjoyed the rest of our time with no more appearances by the guy. Craziness!

Dire need of help

So this is not my typical post but ...
I'm not normally one to publicly ask for help(a pride issue of sorts), but I don't know what to do. I guess this is also a vent/lament.
Background: I'm in my last year (5th) of my college undergrad degree earning a bachelors in civil engineering. I've co-oped (worked every other semester) for a total of 5 full work terms and one part-time term. This until the past year has allowed me to pay for school by myself for the most part. My parents have helped out when I couldn't afford it(freshmen year, I hadn't had a real job yet, and the past 2 semesters, when the economy tanked it limited the amount of hours I could work thus limiting the money I could earn).
Problem: I'm in my 2nd to last semester and am currently trying to figure out my last semester. I've been accepted into a Study Abroad program that would be an awesome opportunity to broaden my horizons and something I'd be looking at for years. It costs about 1.5 times as much as a normal semester for me. I CAN'T afford it without help. I've been looking at scholarships many of which I can't qualify for and most won't award the money until a couple weeks before my trip leaves or some after. A lot of the money is due now several months in advance due to making reservations for flights, hotels, matriculation fees, etc. This is what is causing the biggest problem for me.
Now, I've got to find a way to come up with the money or I'll have to withdraw the program and find classes here to take during the summer or maybe even have to wait until the fall because I can't afford tuition. Oh, by the way I don't qualify for loans because my parents make "too much" money. Which, is not a true statement since they had to take out loans to help me pay for this semester and the previous one.
Admission: I'm not poor, by the world's standards I'm rich. This is a dream of mine and I don't forsee another opportunity like this occurring ever again for me. I've been able to do a lot of stuff throughout my lifetime, a whole lot more than the rest of my family. As far as I know I will "make it" farther in my life than anyone in my family has ever been able to. I know I'm complaining to an extent and life isn't fair, but I thought by putting it out there maybe someone will be able to help me.
Irony/Grace: I'm a Christian and try to do daily Bible studies. Currently I've been reading about how God provided for the Israelites in the desert (lot bigger problem, even less possiblity of a solution). I know God is in control and He's plans and timing are better than mine could ever be. So I'm trusting that He has a purpose for me whether it be going or not. Here are 2 verses I was reminded of yesterday (before I really started panicking):
"He led me to a place of safety; He rescued me because He delights in me."-Ps. 18:19
"In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps."-Prov.16:9
There's a similar verse to the last one to which keeps going and ask the Lord to "Correct my steps" I pray that God will correct my steps and my attitude. I will bless His name no matter the outcome. I pray my selfishness will not overcome who God wants me to be.