3 days.
Over the course of the next three days, I somehow have to fit my life into a 50-pound-limit suitcase and two carry-ons. As a result of this, I've been mostly packing clothes that are nicer than what I usually wear. Already I know how I'm going to be living differently, and I haven't even left yet. It'll be interesting to see what else changes about my lifestyle after eleven months abroad.
On top of all this planning for Germany, we've got a German family visiting us, some friends. Their son will be staying with my family while I study in Bremen. Tomorrow I'm taking them to Boston for a Duck tour, Thursday I'm running the business for my mom while she takes them on a whale watch, and then Friday will be spent waiting to get on the plane.
I still can't quite believe that in three days, I will be leaving the United States until the end of next July. It's a little surreal, and every now and again I will have little blips of realization, and my heart starts beating faster. When I think about it, in a month I will be done with my language immersion program. In two months I will have chosen my classes in Bremen and will be starting to settle in to a routine.
I've been trying to say goodbye to everyone, visit places for the last time, and so on. It's hard. There's a lot I'm missing, lots I won't get to do before Friday. I feel like I wasted the first few months of the summer, when I holed myself up at home to gorge myself on solitude. I like being alone, especially after sharing an open dorm room with three others. But now I wish I'd spent more time with friends.
Ah, well. No regrets! Onward! :D
On top of all this planning for Germany, we've got a German family visiting us, some friends. Their son will be staying with my family while I study in Bremen. Tomorrow I'm taking them to Boston for a Duck tour, Thursday I'm running the business for my mom while she takes them on a whale watch, and then Friday will be spent waiting to get on the plane.
I still can't quite believe that in three days, I will be leaving the United States until the end of next July. It's a little surreal, and every now and again I will have little blips of realization, and my heart starts beating faster. When I think about it, in a month I will be done with my language immersion program. In two months I will have chosen my classes in Bremen and will be starting to settle in to a routine.
I've been trying to say goodbye to everyone, visit places for the last time, and so on. It's hard. There's a lot I'm missing, lots I won't get to do before Friday. I feel like I wasted the first few months of the summer, when I holed myself up at home to gorge myself on solitude. I like being alone, especially after sharing an open dorm room with three others. But now I wish I'd spent more time with friends.
Ah, well. No regrets! Onward! :D