Here we are - 1:37 in the morning, in good ol' Cincinnati, Ohio. I have just completed the adventure that is sometimes referred to as "packing." Considering I have just finished this quest, I wish that I had some words of wisdom to impart to all of you out in cyberspace, but I think that I have finished just as confused as when I started. How in the world is one supposed to pack for three and a half months in a suitcase that can only weigh 51 pounds? I have discovered that it just isn't possible - plain and simple, especially when you are trying to be prepared for three seasons and many different types of precipitation. I hope (crosses fingers)that I have accomplished this task, but I guess only time will tell.
My flight leaves Cincinnati at 11:00 AM and I fly to Newark. There I will have close to a 7 hour layover, and at 6:50 PM, my flight will depart for London Gatwick. In London I will be picked up by my nanny from when I was younger, Stacey, and a cast of other characters that will be introduced at a later date. I will be sure to update when I get to Stace's to let the world know that I have arrived at my destination safely. But more importantly, I want to start the chronicle of this incredible journey that I am about to embark on. I have vowed that this is going to be a semester of learning, growing, and making the most of what is around me.
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I packed for 4 months into a backpack that weighed less than 40 lbs. For different countries and interviews and nights out Berlin and Prague and rainy afternoons in London and hiking in Morocco and Italy and... yeah. It's a challenge.
I don't think I'll be able to make it to Rome before I leave Italy. But let's talk, and perhaps you can come see Amsterdam while I'm in the Netherlands?
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