I have the most wonderful friends- it was with their help I was able to pack my entire wardrobe and all necessities into these two small suitcases for an entire year. Since I've seen some people (you know who you are) pack twice this much for a week long trip, I'm just hoping that I haven't left out anything important. You know how you sometimes get a song stuck in your head? For the last few days a mantra has been running in the back of my mind- "passport, passport copy, extra socks, laptop charger, headlamp... wait... scratch the headlamp". Now that I'm packed it's stopped and the silence would be a little bit eery, except that I've started to translate everything I say into French my head as soon as I say it out loud! I guess that's what they call mental preparation.
The results of my packing (the backpack is half empty):
In other news, the exchange student from Brazil, Rodrigo (Digo) arrived a few days ago to stay with my family. He'll be here for 3-4 months, and for that reason every drawer and table in my room is emptier than ever before, ready for him to move in. So far I've been taking notes... as long as I'm friendly and talkative (and ready to try everything from cross-country practice to peanutbutter), I should fit in fine in France.
Here's a shot of some of my friends and Digo hanging out, Peter was there but got cut out of the picture...
The good-byes so far have been hard (though they won't compare to those at the airport, I'm sure)... but I'm just about as ready as I can be!
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