Whooooooa, I haven't written a blog in forever... And I have so much to write about!
Unfortunately, since arriving back from my trip, I've been focusing on getting ready for the Great Trip Home, which begins in just about 3hrs. I'm on a bus from Swansea to London, flights from London to Keflavik, KEF to Seatac, Seatac to Sacramento, and then I'm home! Only a brief 31hrs of travel including the bus, but not transport to bus or from airport. It's going to be gobs of fun, I can tell.
I do have many many things to report, as I'm sure you know, so I'm going to try to get writing on this ridiculous adventure and queue up a few posts that'll go up once I'm near working internet again. They will obviously go up long after they're written, so just check back about once a week (but first, check back this Friday!), and you'll be teased with little bits of my journey at a time. London first, then Paris, then Germany. And lastly, there will be a post about my trip home. But don't worry! That won't be the end of my blog! I'll come back to tell you what its like being back in the US, what reverse culture shock feels like, and how much weight I've gained from eating nothing but white cheddar cheez-its and peanut butter (not together...).
Until then, my fearless followers, I salute you.
Wish me luck on my flight!
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Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Friday, September 13, 2013
Houston, we have liftoff
I'm here! And by "here" I mean New York. I arrived yesterday at about five pm, and though I thought about it, I didn't get to writing a post. I meant to, I really did, but I hadn't slept all night, got a few hours on the plane, and in general needed to crash. Even being three hours ahead, I fell asleep at about 8 while we were watching a movie and still slept through most of the night. Then I woke up at 6 and am now bright eyed, bushy tailed, and ready to take on the day!
I think the most exciting bit for me is getting to see my cousin, Sarah, whom I rarely get to see. Me being the dork that I am, I totally forgot she's living in New York until my dad reminded me on the way to the airport at four in the morning. So I dropped her a message after arriving and we are going to meet up later. Yay!
Anyway, let me backtrack. My flight departed out of SFO at 7am in the morning, so we left Davis at 3am, drove to SF, and I was through security by 5:15. Of course, there was some slight weather delay, so we got on half an hour later than expected. We arrived two hours later than expected, and it took me twenty minutes longer than expected to meet my car, but in the end, all was well.
Probably the biggest problem I've encountered was luggage. I was borrowing a small, check size bag from my sister, but after having it fully packed at thirty five pounds and knowing I had tons more, I realized I needed to get something bigger. Luckily, I managed to get a six piece luggage set at JCPenny's for about thirty bucks (Score!), though its a bit rickety and not the greatest, I only intend to use the biggest size three or four times total, so I'm fine with it. Of course, I packed that suitcase within an inch of its little cheap life, so it weighed a whole 50.5lbs. I thought I could manage that buuuut maybe not. I foresee a lot of taxies in my future. Oh well, it'll all be worth it in the end.
I think I can now safely say that I have an apartment. I got an email back saying that he had received my bank transfer, so I'm thinking that's real. Something tells me if he was a scammer, he wouldn't bother emailing me that.
My mother cried when I left, of course, no one else. It was sad saying goodbye to all my Davis friends, but mostly I think it hasn't quite sunk in yet. Probably when I've been in Swansea for a few days and can't find cocoa puffs or peanut butter, that's when it'll hit. But at least I'll be able to watch new Doctor Who episodes, Sherlock, and Downton Abbey WHEN THEY COME OUT.
And tonight, we'll be breaking out the champagne that has been waiting. Pics of my adventures so far to follow!
I think the most exciting bit for me is getting to see my cousin, Sarah, whom I rarely get to see. Me being the dork that I am, I totally forgot she's living in New York until my dad reminded me on the way to the airport at four in the morning. So I dropped her a message after arriving and we are going to meet up later. Yay!
Anyway, let me backtrack. My flight departed out of SFO at 7am in the morning, so we left Davis at 3am, drove to SF, and I was through security by 5:15. Of course, there was some slight weather delay, so we got on half an hour later than expected. We arrived two hours later than expected, and it took me twenty minutes longer than expected to meet my car, but in the end, all was well.
Probably the biggest problem I've encountered was luggage. I was borrowing a small, check size bag from my sister, but after having it fully packed at thirty five pounds and knowing I had tons more, I realized I needed to get something bigger. Luckily, I managed to get a six piece luggage set at JCPenny's for about thirty bucks (Score!), though its a bit rickety and not the greatest, I only intend to use the biggest size three or four times total, so I'm fine with it. Of course, I packed that suitcase within an inch of its little cheap life, so it weighed a whole 50.5lbs. I thought I could manage that buuuut maybe not. I foresee a lot of taxies in my future. Oh well, it'll all be worth it in the end.
I think I can now safely say that I have an apartment. I got an email back saying that he had received my bank transfer, so I'm thinking that's real. Something tells me if he was a scammer, he wouldn't bother emailing me that.
My mother cried when I left, of course, no one else. It was sad saying goodbye to all my Davis friends, but mostly I think it hasn't quite sunk in yet. Probably when I've been in Swansea for a few days and can't find cocoa puffs or peanut butter, that's when it'll hit. But at least I'll be able to watch new Doctor Who episodes, Sherlock, and Downton Abbey WHEN THEY COME OUT.
And tonight, we'll be breaking out the champagne that has been waiting. Pics of my adventures so far to follow!
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