EBV = Epstein Barr Virus. It is a virus that is similar to mono and many people get it after they get mono. It is basically a watered down mono but it seems to never go away. I had it in high school and once you've had it you can get it again if you are not careful. It sits dormant in 95% of the population but once it gets activated it is always in the back of your mind. My junior year of high school I had a low-grade fever most of the year and also ended up with strep throat 14 times during the year...not to mention I hardly remember the year. It started getting a little better my senior year but was still very present. If I were to get mono the chances of me getting EBV I would guess are very likely.
Katrina - good luck with your photography goals. You definitely need to start setting money aside for equipment now. It can get very spendy. It can be spendy even if you do it for a hobby. I would look into trying to buddy up with a local photographer to try and learn all you can from them, along with the classes. Also, you can always lift LOs as long as you credit them. I always include a link when I do. The easiest way to keep track of them is to mark them as favorites in the gallery, that way you can get to them later and always have a link to the page. Good luck. Oh, and I always use templates and stuff with CT work too and use them for challenges and stuff when I can...especially at the site they are from. Gets extra views of the kit that way.