Packed.

It's amazing to me how much stuff can be crammed into a piece of luggage. Seriously. The last two days have been spent laying out my clothes and supplies for this adventure to Europe, and I planned to take enough things for about two weeks of living. It was relatively easy to pick and choose what to take, but it took my mom and me about 5 hours to organize everything to fit perfectly into my one checked bag. Amazing.

So. I'm packed (aside from toiletries and my backpack). All that's left to do is sleep and say goodbye to my bro and sis in the mañana. Technically, I'm just leaving to go to school, but why do "study abroad" goodbyes seem so hard? I've been having people wishing me good luck and good wishes, and it's just harder to say "bye" to friends and family this time. I'm really grateful for the support group I have. Seriously.

Next is to sleep, which is proving to be a bit difficult. The butterflies are fluttering and the adrenaline is kicking in. It's time to go; I've just got to find a way to get the next 12 hours and 45 minutes to go by...