Pre-voyage!

Tomorrow is the day! Can not possibly put my excitement into words. I can however sum up my day..

1. started packing.... 12:15 am and I'm sitting in a pile of old t-shirts and completely unpractical shoes I can't part with.
2. spent 4 hours with mom goggling over the mini aisle in target.
3. spent 20 minutes goggling over the mini loofah in the mini aisle at target. (Why do I need miniature items for a four month stay in Europe??)
4. studied a map of Europe so I don't confuse countries for major cities and single-handedly ruin America's international rep. ("Slovenia who??")
5. rationalized everything I ate with "It's the last time I'll have this food in America!!!!"
6. goodbye dinner with good friends/ last night with mama bear :(

I so thankful to have this opportunity and plan to take FULL advantage of the next four months. Even if it means getting stranded in the middle of a foreign country  phone-less/passport-less - just kidding ma ;).

I am a firm believer in "you learn something new every day" so each blog I'll try to include something new I've learned. :)

Something learned: The sit-on-your-bag-to-zip-it approach is NOT always effective.