Final Preparations...Complete!

I'm all packed, disease-free, I finally got my visa/passport situation straightened out, I've said good-bye to people, I've got my itinerary all set for when I get there....now all I've got to do is get on the plane.

I'm nervous and excited all at the same time. I'm going to miss people back home, but I'm very excited to go and live on another continent and immerse myself in another culture and meet new people there and learn a lot.

Thank you to everyone who was supportive of me and my journey and who are/have been/will be sending their love and good wishes my way.

I won't be gone long...four months will fly by...and we'll be together again before you know it. Plus, I'll have plenty of interesting stories to tell when I get back, I'm sure.