The journey begins in a week

After spending the summer in sunny Santa Clara, being home in hot and humid Chicago is different to say the least. Needless to say, I'll be going through more changes soon...I leave for France in a week and I am throughly unprepared for my travels! Besides my plane ticket and visa which came in today (which I was stressing about for weeks) I have so much to do/figure out in the next week. I don't have my TGV ticket from Paris to Lille, don't know what to pack/bring, heck, I haven't even signed up for classes yet. As scary as this all may seem, the very thought of living in the moment, totally spontaneity is very thrilling to me. I feel like the whole world is at my disposal.

As excited as I am for this new experience, it's also sad to leave Santa Clara. I'm going to miss everyone in the fall and hopefully my house is still standing when I return in January (but make sure you guys fiesta on). Even though I may be thousands of miles away, a few time zones over, hopefully everyone will be able to follow my travels in Europe via Facebook, email, etc. I know that I'll do my best to stay in contact with everyone, I hope you guys do, too!