So, it's pretty ridiculous for me to think that in 48 hours from now, I'll be somewhere over the Atlantic, heading towards Paris. I've never been to Europe before, and now I'll be going there for 4 whole months, and that thought absolutely terrifies me and excites me at the same time. Sometimes, we have to do what scares us. They're the things that help us become better people. We can't spend our whole lives afraid to leave the familiar. Maybe we're missing out on so much more.
So, for my internship, we're supposed to dress business casual. For anyone who knows me, you know that I have absolutely no idea how to dress up, wear make-up, or pretend to be remotely feminine. I'm just an extremely awkward kid. I'm working on it though. After two shopping trips, I have one nice complete outfit... I'm really pathetic. I'll pull through though. Worse come to worst, I'll buy some clothes in Europe. They sell clothes there, right?
Everything that I own has been haphazardly tossed into various boxes and bags, and I have no idea how to properly locate any of my belongings. I still have so much to do before I'm ready to leave. And is tomorrow really Christmas Eve? That certainly snuck up on me.
I think the thing that frightens me the most about this whole experience is that I have absolutely NO IDEA what is going to happen to me. I don't know what I'll be doing, what the city will be like, the types of people that I will meet. It just kind of seems like this dark, scary abyss that I'm heading into completely blindfolded. But, I do know that everything is going to be okay.
I'm going to (hopefully) take tons of pictures and post them here for people to see from time to time, and keep this blog updated so that my friends and family know what I'm up to.
I just set up skype, so anyone can call me anytime at (913) 440-0787, and I'm pretty sure that I have voicemail with that too, so leave me lots and lots of messages. They'll certainly be appreciated. I get unlimited calls so don't worry about money or minutes or anything.
