Ready or Not, Here I Come!

Well, here I am. It’s 2:02 in the morning and I trying to adjust to China time “early”…either that or I just procrastinated packing yet again. BUT, in my defense I did most of my packing on Saturday, it’s just last minute stuff now. I hope I don’t forget anything. I can’t believe I leave for China in the morning! It almost doesn’t seem real. I am so incredibly excited, sometimes I feel like I can’t even contain it and I'm just going to burst! But I will admit, I also have freak out moments when it really hits me. But mostly, I’m just thrilled.

 I was talking to Abish today about how she has always done everything first. I guess that’s what it’s been like for me, having a big sister. She always does something and then I figure, “if she can do it, I can do it too.” She went off the high dive first, and then I did. She flew in an airplane alone first, and then I did. She went off to college first, and then I did. Now we are both traveling across the world, and she is NOT going first. Punk! She got her mission call to serve in the Philippines (super exciting!), but won’t actually fly over until January. Which means I’m going to fly internationally first. I’m going to be off teaching in a foreign country first. This is all out of order. We’re both growing up. Tender.

I’m going to miss the familiarity and routine of home; for the family and friends that I love here. But, I’ll be home for Christmas. I’m going to miss the excitement and fun of college; for the friends that are going back without me. But I’ll be there for winter semester. In the meantime, a whole new world <yes that song is now in my head too> of adventure awaits me…and I can’t wait!

This is going to be an awfully big adventure; my biggest one yet. But oh, how I love a good adventure!