Anxiety

To my wonderful friends,

It's going to be really hard to leave, I think. I still feel like my trip is months away, because I'm so used to it actually being so far away. I can hardly believe that this time next Saturday I will be on an airplane bound for Germany. I have been having some downright great times with several of my friends lately, and I'm continuing in the next week to make more plans. Doing so, I fear, will make it all the more difficult to leave.

I must say, however, I can't be more excited. I also can't imagine myself traveling around Germany, either... that will be wild and crazy, I'm sure.

There are only a few things left I need to do...

1. get a plug adapter
2. clean my room
3. find a few little gifts for my host family
4. PACK

I hate getting up the nerve and will to pack a bag for a long trip, I REALLY, REALLY hate it. Once I get into it, though, it becomes kind of a fun thing for me. Hopefully this time it will unravel as such. The challenge will be to pack as light as possible with the most versatility... I'm going to drive to my dog's vet to weigh my bag on the scale before I go, ha ha... juuust to make sure it doesn't weigh too much. I think it can only weigh 50lbs... yikes. I decided only to bring travel bottles of shampoo and stuff because it weighs less. And I will be wearing my heaviest pair of shoes. We'll see how it goes. Come to think of it, I don't even know where my suitcase is. Hmm... I should get on that.

Almost gone,
Caitlin