t-minus four hours!
I leave for the airport in about an hour and a half. I'm surprised that I managed to keep a suitcase half-empty, and the other one not stuffed at the seams. Hopefully they're within the weight limit, ha ha.
I can't believe that I'm leaving so soon, especially when I've been looking forward to this trip for sooo looong. But it feels like I'm nowhere near ready! I'm freaked about the placement test, about getting around, about meeting people, about my money management and all the silly paperwork within the next week! AHHH I cannot wait until I'm relaxed enough to sleep, oh gracious.
Uhhh, even considering sleeping is so so strange, because the next bed I'll be in will be in Japan, and I really can't get my head around that. UHHHH. My stomach kind of keeps dropping, ha ha.
I had a spectacularly fantastic last day in Denver. I woke up in Boulder, sleeping in too late on Jared and Margot's couch like I've done so much. Then I rushed down to meet my dad at Le Central, where I had the most amazing quiche ever. I'm still blown away by how delicious it was, holy shit. After brunch, we went to Pint's Pub where my dad helped get my host family's gift, which is a pretty nice bottle of single-malt scotch whiskey, ha ha. Pint's Pub's owner made me swear up and down I'd only call it as such, and not just refer to it as "scotch", so charmingly srs business. But I really appreciate the pub's owner letting us buy a super-nice, decently rare bottle to bring to Japan. I'm pretty excited that my gift seems pretty special. I also bought some candy in case I end up with host siblings, and I hope all that's enough!
I don't know how to do good-byes, ha ha. Departing from my dad meant just dropping him off at his car on the side of the street, which meant just a quick and awkward hug and no tears. But on my way to Stella's later that night, I stopped to say good-bye to Brian's mom and totally got choked up. Since I saw her everyDAY this summer, she feels like a second mother! It didn't help that she was totally adorable and so sweet, ha ha. Good-byes at Stella's also got to me more than I expected. I'm afraid once I'm on the plane and have no choice to just sit and chill out, missing everyone is going to hit me hard and I'm going to just be ridiculous, ha ha. I wish I weren't feeling so rushed right now, because anything I'd write about how all the time I've spent with everyone has meant to me. Right now, I don't think I can ever describe how good you guys are for me. I'm afraid anything I'll type will sound a little silly and trite. Give me a few hours to cook up the sappiest entry on the plane, awww. :(
OOOOHMYGOOOOD.
I can't believe that I'm leaving so soon, especially when I've been looking forward to this trip for sooo looong. But it feels like I'm nowhere near ready! I'm freaked about the placement test, about getting around, about meeting people, about my money management and all the silly paperwork within the next week! AHHH I cannot wait until I'm relaxed enough to sleep, oh gracious.
Uhhh, even considering sleeping is so so strange, because the next bed I'll be in will be in Japan, and I really can't get my head around that. UHHHH. My stomach kind of keeps dropping, ha ha.
I had a spectacularly fantastic last day in Denver. I woke up in Boulder, sleeping in too late on Jared and Margot's couch like I've done so much. Then I rushed down to meet my dad at Le Central, where I had the most amazing quiche ever. I'm still blown away by how delicious it was, holy shit. After brunch, we went to Pint's Pub where my dad helped get my host family's gift, which is a pretty nice bottle of single-malt scotch whiskey, ha ha. Pint's Pub's owner made me swear up and down I'd only call it as such, and not just refer to it as "scotch", so charmingly srs business. But I really appreciate the pub's owner letting us buy a super-nice, decently rare bottle to bring to Japan. I'm pretty excited that my gift seems pretty special. I also bought some candy in case I end up with host siblings, and I hope all that's enough!
I don't know how to do good-byes, ha ha. Departing from my dad meant just dropping him off at his car on the side of the street, which meant just a quick and awkward hug and no tears. But on my way to Stella's later that night, I stopped to say good-bye to Brian's mom and totally got choked up. Since I saw her everyDAY this summer, she feels like a second mother! It didn't help that she was totally adorable and so sweet, ha ha. Good-byes at Stella's also got to me more than I expected. I'm afraid once I'm on the plane and have no choice to just sit and chill out, missing everyone is going to hit me hard and I'm going to just be ridiculous, ha ha. I wish I weren't feeling so rushed right now, because anything I'd write about how all the time I've spent with everyone has meant to me. Right now, I don't think I can ever describe how good you guys are for me. I'm afraid anything I'll type will sound a little silly and trite. Give me a few hours to cook up the sappiest entry on the plane, awww. :(
OOOOHMYGOOOOD.