In less than one month from today I will be taking off for the journey of a lifetime. Right now I'm preparing.I have summer school every day so I can finish my high school classes early, and right after that I have work until at least 3PM every day. I have just recently gotten my suitcases for exchange and am starting to think about packing. When I get paid this weekend my mom and I are going shopping for small things like contact solution for my carry on, etc., and a laptop or Ipad for Skyping and keeping in contact, and uploading photos. I feel really nervous about packing and leaving but I am super excited and I cannot wait much longer until I can leave. It's not because I do not like my hometown because I really do, it's just I want to explore the world and make some awesome new friends that will last me a lifetime. It is crazy how fast my countdown has been coming along, I can still remember when I was up over 100 days left until my departure. While it all did seem to go by quickly, it sure did feel like forever also but I am sure this homestretch is going to go by the quickest. In the next couple of days and over the next week, I plan to get in more contact with my host counselor and my family. I have already contacted my host counselor once and my family numerous times via Skype, but I feel I should talk to them more, and even though I don't really have questions for some reason I feel like there is more I should know before leaving. I'm also scared of getting homesick, I don't believe I will ever be homesick enough to come home, but I'm nervous of what I will miss and wonder what they believe I will have trouble with.
Here are a few things that I think I will miss while I am gone:
- My Soccer and Track Team
- Family/Friends/Pets
- Spending my 18th birthday with my family
- Driving
- Complete comprehension of everything people say
I know its bad to think about all the things I may miss, but don't get me wrong I'm excited for a lot too.
Things I'm really excited for:
- Getting out of the same, boring, small, old town that I have been in for the past 17 years of my life
- Meeting new people
- Learning more/ becoming fluent in Spanish
- Playing soccer with new people, and hopefully improving
- Attending a new school
- Traveling and seeing new places
- Becoming a "new me"
- Learning more about myself than ever before
- Attending my first "non-birthday party"
- Seeing how traditions and holidays are done in another country
/....... AND....... MUCH MORE!
I will post again before I leave, thanks for reading. I know its jumbled as always, but check back soon. ;)
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