As it gets closer to my departing date to Cork, Ireland for five months I am continuing going through different emotions and phases of excitement for the trip! Whether it be excitement of the unknown one day, fear of the unknown the following day, not wanting to leave everything behind the next, or how the heck I am going to pack for five months! How I feel about my trip is constantly changing, and from what everyone who has done this before has told me, this is normal I have yet to even begin to pack or get ready for this trip and have been putting everything off for as long as possible, and I don't know why! At this point in the pre-departure there are pleanty of emotions, but I can not wait to embark on this amazing opportunity and to begin a journey of a lifetime. Traveling has always been on my agenda and I am so lucky and thankful to be able to do so, and to be able to experience this trip with one of my closest friends, Alex. See you in a few days Cork, Ireland!