London-2/1/2013

Today is the day,

That's exactly what I told myself as my racing heart started to race and woke me up.  Did I miss my flight?  Am I really leaving?  Is this real?

The best way to describe the feeling is relating it to something completely different, scuba diving.  That rush you get when you are sitting in your scuba suit on the edge of the boat rocking back and forth.  Again with you mind juggling the same thoughts.  Is this real?  Am I really going to do this? Then you close your eyes and with one big push...BAMMM You hit the water and simultaneously reality hits.  This is real.

I am really in London.  I am really studying abroad.  I am really diversifying my education and experience.  I am really going to have the time of my life and live to tell the tale.

Todays to do list:
Say goodbye to the family and family
     -Check (extremely sad... I'll miss you!)
Get to Chicago
     -Check (mmmmmm food!)
Get to London
     -Check (Crying babies are sad and annoying...especially on an eight hour flight)
Find the exit to the airport
     -Check (had to call the parents but I made it and exchanged money!)
Find Robert
     -Check (more like he found me and I thank my lucky starts!)
Find my hostel
     -Check (Again it was more of Robert found the hostel and I followed...
                   and then kind people of London helped the two lost kids)
Find things to do till check in at 2
     -Check (A little ping pong, some site seeing, meeting Roberts family and dogs,
                   shopping in the market, and fixing my phone)
Check in
     -Check (moving in, meeting people, and making connections that will last a lifetime!)
Blogging
     -Check (Best to let people know I'm still alive (: )

Today has been amazing I can't wait to see what tomorrow has in store!  Perhaps the Sherlock Holmes Museum?

For now yours,
Jacqui