I really, truly hope that the hardest part of studying abroad is packing. Because that was difficult enough. My fingers are bloody and sore (stupid suitcase zippers), I bashed my knee on the door while trying to weigh my suitcase and I'm nauseous thinking that I might have packed too much and might have to pay $60 because a) my suitcase is 1 lb. overweight... 2) my carry-on (which is really just a small suitcase) just barely meets the requirements and only if I smush it. Oh no. I'm doomed!!!
Tomorrow is another REALLY FUN DAY (not) of continuous packing and unpacking. And trying to size down my enormous wardrobe even more. And more and more and more. Gosh, this is way too difficult. I can't wait to see how many boxes and mountains of stuff I'll have in the future when I move into my own apartment/house after I finish school--all I can imagine is a wall of boxes surrounding my house. YIKES!
Somehow I don't think my mini travel companion, Sir Stu (courtesy of Rutgers Study Abroad) is going to be much help as he's made of foam and about 2 1/2 inches tall. Damn!
Stupid airlines and their stupid restrictions... which I understand are to keep us safe, but seriously, do they really need to charge $60 for a second checked bag? and $150 for a third (not that I'm planning on that, but seriously?!)? Thankfully I'm not flying domestic--your FIRST checked bag is worth about $50 to American Airlines.
Then again tomorrow is an actually REALLY FUN day because I'm leaving for Italy! So excited, although the long day of travel is rather daunting. Fortunately, I have fellow CIEE students from the West Coast to remind me how lucky I am to live in the Northeast. One student said she's leaving at 5:30am tomorrow (and she's on the same 5:30pm flight out of JFK as I am). Oh, my. Talk about long day of traveling.
I'll try and take some pics on the flight to post, but I can't promise many great views. I have the center section aisle seat, so I'm a tad far from the window. Although I DO have awesome leg room! This is the first international flight I have ever been on where I don't have the center seat in either a 4-seat row or 3-row! Yay for Expedia who asked me what my seat preference was.
Unfortunately, this trip means I'll be missing the Giants game this weekend. :( And because I had to pack the bare minimum, that meant my Manning jersey it sitting at home, sadly. (For all my clueless-about-football friends, this is a very important weekend as it is a playoff game--win or go home--and it's in Green Bay, who previously beat the Giants in the finals seconds at MetLife Stadium.) Pathetically, I hope there is some place I will be able to watch the game. (Hey--I already said I was pathetic! No need to shake your head!) With my luck they'll go all the way and I'll miss the second ticker-tape parade in NYC in my lifetime. But I'll be in Italy, so I guess it's a pretty fair trade.
So excited, so nervous, so stressed out! I have to find a way to dump half this luggage. Is it too much to hope for an inspirational dream tonight?
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