Countdown to Departure

Monday! I leave on Monday to go to a foreign country (Italy) where I don't know anyone, don't speak the language, and don't really have a plan other than my classes. To say the least, this could get interesting. I'll be over there until August. That's almost 3 months away from everyone I love, not that space isn't a good thing, but there will be an ocean between us. Oh well, I am referring to this as my time to grow on my own, make new friends, and really begin to get a feel for life on my own.

However, as my time of departure rapidly draws nearer, I cannot help but wonder what all I am going to miss this summer while I am abroad. Trust me, I know that the things I'll be missing will not compare to a summer of sipping wine and enjoying the fresh Italian air, but alas I somehow find myself already missing so many of the people I'll be leaving back home.

Of course, I already had to say goodbye to some of the greatest people in the world when I left school, but now the list of goodbyes continues to grow. Now, they're not really "goodbyes," so from henceforth I shall refer to these moments as "see you in 3 months" because it is much easier to part with people for a short period of time versus an official "goodbye, I will never see you again, have a nice life." So although it is tough to say "see you in 3 months," the good news is staying in touch has become so much easier nowadays with all the new social networking sites that are available to us via the Internet (case and point, blog sites). Between Skype, Facebook, Twitter, and this, I am fairly confident that you people won't be able to get rid of me that easily, no matter how far I may be away from you physically.

Well that is all for now. Continue to come back and read about all the crazy adventures I intend on finding myself in this summer and in my semesters to come in college. And trust me, there will be adventures!!