two days...

...and it still doesn't feel quite real. I'm sitting in my room surrounded by piles of t-shirts, and all I can think is that I'm packing for four months that will probably be some of the best months of my life...four months that don't feel like they should be here already! I'm so excited when I think about all the awesome experiences I'm going to have, but I'm also completely panic-stricken contemplating everything that could go WRONG, even just in the next 72 hours. What if I lose an important travel document? What if my flight gets delayed? What if my luggage doesn't get there? What if I get lost? Aaah...the possibilities for a worrywart like me are endless, which is stressful.

More stressful, at least now, is trying to get PACKED! For being as sartorially obsessed as I am, trying to fit four months of fashion into two suitcases is going to take a Herculean effort. Especially considering that London and other places I'm planning to visit (cough...France!!!...) are known for being major fashion capitals. Now I know that nobody expects a college student studying abroad to be the last word in style, but I like to dress well...and studying in Europe won't change that ;) Right now it's sifting through t-shirts, and soon it will be getting internship-worthy outfits put together. I'm sure I'll overpack...but such is life.

I'm also getting together all the important things...my health insurance card, official visa (!!!!), letters for border-crossing, all the internship information I've received...and it's finally sort of kind of starting to feel real. I just got the biggest anticipatory knot in my stomach...EEEEP. After a whole YEAR of waiting for this, and preparing for this, and getting everything as ready to go as I could...it's just around the corner. I CAN'T WAIT!!