Preparing for Departure

Today is August the 6th and I depart on the 9th. Excited as I am to discover a new continent, this being my first time to Europe, I will miss being around my friends and family. I encourage all of you to keep in touch through this blog, e-mail, Facebook, or Skype.

It has been a challenge to get ready to leave, and the challenge isn't over yet. I keep remembering little things I have forgotten to do or items I need to return to people. I have tomorrow morning and Saturday afternoon to tie up all the loose ends and finish packing.

Then it's off to Detroit, where I sense there will be a lack of free wi-fi in the airport, then Amsterdam, then Geneva, where my host family will meet me wearing the crimson and blue KU t-shirts I mailed to them last week. Beyond that, I don't know what to expect but will approach everything with an open mind. At least I was exempted from the month-long language course, which will save me 900 Swiss francs or so.

Until my next post, auf wiederlesen! (Unless you have skype, in which case, auf wiederhören!)