I'd like to start off by letting you know that to the right of this post there are links to some awesome blogs of other people currently living abroad. Check them out!
I feel like going abroad for this second time is a lot more work and a lot more having to worry on my part than it was the first time. Before I didn't have to worry about things like: Where am I going? How am I getting there? How will I pay for things? These are just a few of the things that I seem to having going through my mind all day everyday, but for now my two main concerns are making sure that my suitcase can handle all of my junk while still somehow remaining under 50 pounds, and having to run through the airport in Reykjavik so that I don't miss my flight to Germany. But I'm hoping and thinking that everything will end up working out just fine.
In the last few weeks I've been finishing up everything else that needed finishing, I bought some new plug converters as mine have somehow gone missing, I got some Euros so that I can at least get to Regensburg, bought a new cell phone since mine has taken a turn for the worst, finally got all of my financial aid stuff figured out, and went and got some new clothes.
Today I filled my full sized suitcase, which means the rest of my belongings will have to somehow fit into my carry-on bag. Luckily I still have a week to make some final decisions as to what needs to be brought with, what can be bought in Germany, and what things I might just have to live without for a while. The one thing that did make it into my bag was my Fighting Sioux hat, as I couldn't go a year without repping my beloved University of North Dakota.
Next post will come once I'm in Germany, but it'll probably won't be until after I've been there for a few weeks.
It's crazy to think that in just 188 short hours, I'll by on a plane and gone again.
