About One Month to Go...

There is still a part of me that doesn't fully understand that in about a month I will be going to school in Germany. This is partly because, once again, I don't really know what my life will be like there. I feel like if I was going to school in the US I would have at least some idea. I don't like that I'm still so in the dark about what school will be like, but at the same time, it's kind of exciting. I'm trying really hard to be positive and to view it as an adventure.

I just got home today from visiting my cousins in Virginia, and as I sat on the train I started thinking about packing. I don't think it's too early, considering the logistics of bringing all my stuff to Europe. I figure I can at least pack all my winter clothing now. It's going to be really weird though. I wonder what it is going to be like when I come home for Christmas. I wonder if my experiences at Jacobs will be anything like my friends' experiences at school here in the US. I wonder if I'll be different, if I'll still be able to relate to them.

It's going to be really hard to leave my family. I've never been very good at saying goodbye to the people I love. It's really hard for me to be away from them because I feel so close to them. I'm not usually a very emotional person, except when it comes to my family, so it will be interesting to see how everything works out.

Right now I'm definitely anxious, but I'd like to think it'll be easier because I've been through this before with Argentina. It's funny how I can't manage to keep myself in the US for very long...