Tomorrow I leave for England; I’m a little nervous and sad at the same time. I’m nervous about flying by myself again. When I went to New Orleans, I flew by myself for the first time, but this flight is over 10 hours long! I’m sad that I’ll be leaving my family and friends for almost four months, though the saddest part is that I won’t see my Bethany friends until I come back in February.

Tuesday I paid for the trips I’ll be going on while attending Harlaxton. The first weekend I will go to London for three days. Then to Ireland, Scotland, Paris, and to some other places; I’ll also be going to Germany as part as my independent travel to visit family. I’m excited to visit these places because I have never seen them before; except for Germany. Though these trips don’t come cheap! I’ve worked all summer, and even held a garage sale to raise money and I know it’ll all be worth it. I don’t think it’ll seem real to me until I’m actually over in England experiencing new things. Even applying for my passport didn't make this trip seem like a reality! And then when I received it, I realized I spelled my middle name wrong! I think when I get over there and realize that I can’t call my mom whenever I want to, or text my friends to see what they are doing is when I will realize that I’m in a new and exciting place.

I look forward to the adventure...next time from England!