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Guten Morgen!
I’m up and finishing up some last minute things. Need to get something packaged up for the mail. Then checking in to my flights online and checking flight status. Go through my packing list for the billionth time. Shower & food is also important.
I really don’t think I’ll believe I’m leaving until I get to the airport. When I said goodbye to my grandma last night, she was really sad of course, but I just couldn’t even be emotional because it still hadn’t hit me yet.
10:00: Shoving off for Indy
14:15: Bus to Chicago.
16:30: Arrival & dinner
18:00: Get to airport
21:00: TAKE OFF
6:15: Arrive in LHR
7:25: Depart for DUB
8:45: Arrive in DUB
10:20: Leave for MUC
13:40: Arrive in MÜNCHEN!
27-hour trip, here I come!!!!
I’ve hit the less-than-24-hours mark.
OH MY GOD I AM GOING TO HAVE A HEART ATTACK.
last day in america.
Today is officially my last full day in America.
To be honest, I don’t really quite know what to do with myself. Everything is packed except for my backpack. My clothes for the flight are laid out. My room has been cleaned. Music has been added to the iPod. Mom and Sister are outside; Dad is inside watching the 500. Going to visit Grandma later. Most of my friends have been seen. It seems that all that’s left to do is relax and wait. And try not to make myself sick with nervousness.
On that note, I will not miss this awful heat. At all. Not even once.
I just can’t believe the time is finally right around the corner. I am so anxious about my bus ride up to Chicago and then getting to the airport. I’m anxious about my connecting flights. Really, there isn’t much I’m not anxious about.
GASTFAMILIE!
I finally got my host family assignment for my stay this summer! I was worried I wasn’t going to find out til I got there. Luckily, it’s still 3 days before I leave. :)
So naturally, I’m very excited, and I was even more excited that I live in Neu-Esting, which is ten walking minutes away from where classes are held.
My family has 3 children, who are 17, 14, and 6. It’s nice to have a mix in ages like that I think.
I AM SO EXCITE TO EMAIL THEM TOMORROW!!!!
is it just me, …
or is my Nutella toast and coffee starting to taste more German the closer I get to leaving? It’s actually kind of bizarre - the texture of the toast, the Nutella, the crispness of the coffee. Shit gives me chills.
Also, I’m picking out my clothes, and I’d better be calling Kenny Loggins because I am officially in the DANGER ZONE. Well, the Packing Danger Zone. It’s hard to pack for a trip when you have no idea what the weather might turn out to be. I think what I will try to do is pack everything I have picked out and just weed out things along the way - I’m trying not to have more than a few of one type of thing. Staying under 44 pounds is going to be pretty challenging.
FIVE! DAYS!
ERMEGERDDDD!
I’ve got some things in my suitcase, but I really haven’t actually begun to pack. I need to go through my closet and get everything out so I know exactly what I want to take and also so I can also have time to get rid of unnecessary things, which shouldn’t be hard. I know I’m going to have things to bring home, so I really need to be sure I have enough space for those things. United has a 50 pound limit, whereas all the other airlines have a 44 pound limit, so I need to be mindful of that.
Other than that, I guess I really have nothing else of interest to say except that I’m super excited and also super nervous and FREAKED OUT.
