Holy Moly

So here I am in the San Francisco International airport, and I can’t believe that this is happening right now.  It is very surreal!  Not being able to sleep a lot the past couple days might also factor into that.  =D The past few days have been hectic.  I was literally running all around Reno getting errands done.  And spending time with people before I left!  It was literally one thing after another.  And despite how busy I was, I couldn’t quite get myself to pack.  I guess that it would make it all too real to actually pack.  Despite how ready I am for a new experience, I can’t help but be scared.  Silly, I know, but this will be my first time out of the country – the first time away from my family for an extended period of time.  So I figured I could be excused just a little bit.  But I woke up at 3 AM Saturday morning anxious and knowing that I couldn’t put it off any longer. 

Here is my luggage, holding my possessions for the next 4 months. 

It actually took me almost until the very second that I had left Reno to pack.  =/  That is what I get for procrastinating.  Those of you who know me personally know my problem with procrastination.   But I did get to spend quite a bit of time today with my friends, who were willing enough to come to San Francisco with me on a day trip before I headed off to SFO for my flight to China.  Thanks you guys!  You’re the best.  

But I have to admit, as tough as leaving my friends was, I already miss my family and have found myself a little bit emotional about leaving them all.  A lot of my friends that have studied abroad have found themselves completely and irrevocably in love with the places they had studied abroad and hope to go back on a permanent basis.  I can’t ever see myself in that position since I am so close with my family, but who knows.  You can never predict these things, and maybe I’ll love the country so much, I’ll become another one of those crazy ex-pats.

Next time you’ll hear from me, I will be on Chinese soil!  Wish me luck.