Here we go...

Blog naming is a lot more trouble than people let on, but now that the damage has been done, I hope (for your sakes and mine) that it will prove to have been worth it.  

Six days till takeoff.

Items left to buy: several.

Bags left to pack: 2 (all).

People left to see: to tell you the truth, I can't remember them all.

Other things left to do: probably a million.

Some days I'm excited for this trip; other days I'm more nervous than anything else.  I'm excited for the language, the adventure, the feeling of freedom that Waltham has so often denied me, the new people I hope to meet.  I'm nervous for the language, the adventure, that feeling of freedom, the prospect of recreating my social life for the umpteenth time in recent years.  My perspective on these things changes with the hour; I just hope that when I step on that plane, a good hour will prevail and keep me sane, at least until I have a legitimate reason to worry.

For now, it's Target runs, the max number of American movies one can reasonably see in 6 days, goodbye visits, (sometimes) metaphorical pump-up music, and general mental prep.

I'm going abroadddd :)