Well, I'm leaving for the airport in 20 minutes, so I thought I'd write a short update before I left. Studying abroad has turned out to be a lot more work than I expected. When one imagines studying abroad, one thinks of walking through the streets of London or laying on a beach in Australia. They do not think about banking issues, cell phone issues, or visas. Even packing turned out be be a bigger project than I had anticipated. I now have two bags weighing a total of 100 pounds that I can kind of carry. I'm told that I'm going to have to carry my bags up stairs in Melbourne? We'll see how that goes.
Right now my mind is racing through everything I brought and what I might have forgotten. I've gone through checklist after checklist after checklist, but I still feel like there must be some important thing that I'm forgetting.
I'm terrified of getting to the airport and something being wrong with my flight reservations, or having not printed out the right information for my visa. I know that all the study abroad information I've received has told me that everything WILL work out and that I shouldn't worry, but that's easier said than done.
Nine minutes to go.
I found out a few days ago that I will be living in the St. John's Residential College, which I'm really excited about. I probably won't have Internet access until I get there in five-ish days.
Adios until then!
Figuring out what to take
Shoving everything into suitcases at 3 AM