My Abundantly Witty Pre-Departure Post

I'm actually not witty at all, but I feel like it when I use the word. Anyway, this post is mainly just to take up space. There's something unsettling about a completely empty blog....

So today is the 21st and my departure date is the 24th. Three days!!! I think what's most exciting is that I've never left the country before. I've never even been on a plane or in an airport, and in three days I'll take a 32 hour trip across the world to the country where I'll be living for the next school year. It's craziness, I swear.

SO. What happens the week before you leave on a life changing adventure? For me, it's mostly been packing troubles. I don't think I ever realized how much useless or strange crap I accumulate over the course of a school year. I would say the most taxing task this month has been attempting to pack my life away in tubs. I'm only taking one 50-lb suitcase and a bookbag with me to Korea, so everything else needs to be SAFELY stored away. Even with only three days left, I'm still packing. I just have a ridiculous amount of stuff! But I've sorted through it all multiple times, and I can't bring myself to throw anything else away. Why is life hard?

It hasn't all been work though~ I've basically been soaking in "America." I caught up with family I hadn't seen in years, and met up with good friends. My 21st was on the 16th actually, and it turned out really well! I do that passive thing where I usually don't speak up for what I want, so it's always helpful to have a friend who doesn't take my "no" for face value. My friend..... M, convinced me to stay the night with her to celebrate. So a couple drinks and episodes of New Girl later, I fell asleep on a super comfy couch feeling happy and loved~

The drinking age in South Korea is actually 20, so really there were only 8 days of my turning 21 actually mattering, so I've been drinking a little here and there (I'm actually drinking a wine cooler right now. That's my excuse if this is terrible). More importantly, I've been eating my favorite foods that aren't going to be the same in Korea: namely pizza and mac and cheese. And toaster strudels! It's been two years since I've had toaster strudels, and I could kick myself for it! They're heavenly.

I feel that I have rambled enough... I'm terrible at blogging because I'm too lazy to be detailed. But I think I'll be better about it when I'm actually in Korea. We shall see.

Sam out~