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By China at 9:42 PM

Everything in my life is just smashing together all at once and some things have slipped through my fingers. I have been signed up to do a summer semester in Germany since January and yesterday, two weeks before we leave, that my flights has been canceled and my money refunded. At least I have found out this early and not when I get to the gate but now I have only two weeks to sift through my work and school schedule to find time to buy some cheap airfare. I have already pulled up the listings for discount flights offered by the airlines and the student airfares offered through the department. So far I have not found any cheap international flights or connections that are comparable to what I had before. The same thing goes for everyone else who was set to do the exchange and we are all stuck in the same boat trying to scrounge for discount airfares. Now I only have about thirteen days until my summer semester starts in Frankfurt and I don't know what will happen. I have been on a very tight budget for this whole school year so far to prepare for the hit of the summer in Germany. I won't be working when I am in school over there so I can spend as much time soaking up the culture and doing my research as possible. That means that if I don't find some international airfares that are at least comparable to what I had before, then I may be in some hot water. I have already signed my loan bill and registered for all of my classes over there so no matter what happens with this flight I am still being charged for it. The worst thing that could happen is if I just can not find a flight that I can afford before the semester begins. Since they are summer classes they will be expedited courses and even if I miss only one day of class I will still be very behind. Hopefully everything works out for me and everyone else who is sort of stuck in limbo here right before finals week.