I Need Some Help From Everyone

Hey everyone could you please go to the link below and vote for my t-shirt design. I put alot of work into this(the final design is the 8th version) and I would really appreciate it if you all could vote for mine. If I get a ton of votes I may be chosen as one of the grand prize winners and they get 1000 dollars each. And I have to say that 1000 dollars would be an amazing help in raising money for exchange since I have to raise all the money myself, and I think we all know how hard it is to raise all that money.

Again thank you SOOOOOOOO much!!!

http://apps.facebook.com/masscanvas/submission/1350

(Oh and it's under my mom's name because if you are under 18 you need your parents to submit it for you)

I'm so EXCITED

So as you can probably tell I am really really REALLY excited. Why, you might ask. Well I'll tell you. I got the official "yes" from my parents which means. I'M GOING TO ITALY!!! Now I just need the money...

I Have a Problem

Ok, so I have a problem I come from a big Italian family, it's one of those "in-your-face" families that you can be away from for more that 5 minuets. So it's gonna be really hard to leave them. They are still kind of opposed to me going to Italy for a year and I think the only reason is that we are so close and my mom can't stand to have me leave. She keeps saying "FINE Rip my heart out!" Does anyone have any advice?