I swear, this trip is creeping up on me way faster than I expected it to! I only have 13 days, 8 hours and 58 minutes until my flight from Newark to Nassau, Bahamas. Then, only 2 days after that I leave for the adventure of my life.
I'm sitting outside right now surrounded by darkness as I write this blog entry and I feel quite content. The sounds of a cool summer night might be one of my favorite things in the world. I can't wait to experience what the nightime sounds of Brazil or Namibia or Japan are going to be like. Will the night be even darker than I see it now when I'm sitting high on a sand dune in the Namib dessert staring up at a million stars high in the sky? Will the air smell the same after a morning rain in Brazil? Will the hustle and bustle of downtown Tokyo mimic that of New York City at 2am on a Friday night? God, I can't wait to find these things out...
It's crazy to think that in 15 nights, I'll be sitting on the m/v Explorer, probably with Greg, or Kedren, or Katie or somebody I don't even know yet, with a huge smile on my face. I wonder how many people I will know on a first name basis by the time December 14th rolls around. It should be pretty high figuring I'll see the same 1000 people for 3 and a half months. That's like sticking the amount of people I went to high school with on the ship...wow. This should be interesting.
People seem to be getting more and more nervous as the days inch by...at least that's what Facebook reveals. Passports, visas, indy trips, packing lists and questions about hair straighteners seem to be the top discussions at the moment. I thankfully have my passport, my visas, indy trips, packing lists and hair straightener questions/concerns taken care of already. Suprisingly, I feel rather relaxed about this whole thing now. I have 75% of my stuff packed already and it APPEARS that the other 25% of it should fit. It's just going to take some finagaling and the strategic placement of shampoo bottles and hiking shoes in order for my zippers to close, but hey, that's half the fun!
The only thing I'm slightly concerned about right now is having all my paperwork in order. It seems that every few days Semester at Sea sends me an email saying "don't forget this piece of paper" or "make sure you have..." this or that. I guess the easiest way to deal with all that is just to make copies of everything and make 2 separate folders...one to carry on the plane with me and the other one stowed safely away in my luggage.
I feel like I had so much more I wanted to write but nothing else is coming to mind. If it does, expect another blog entry soon...
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Your entries are incredibly articulate and always make me more eager to see the days pass by until August 29th. I'm excited, I'm nervous, I can't wait. Keep up the good blogs, hopefully I'll have some soon too.
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