*sniff,sniff* I smell McDonalds fries, Starbucks coffee, and a slightly salty Mission Bay breeze. I'm home!!! I can't believe it. Actually, that's not true. I believe it but I can't believe I was just in Latin America for 5 months. I can't believe I was sweating on the Caribbean, shivering near the Andes and drinking coconut water on Copacabana Beach. It feels like I never left. Suddenly everyone speaks English (I miss Spanish already, I might need to go to Tijua...

Well well well... after months of planning, researching, learning Portuguese and convincing my friends and family that I'll be fine, it's here! I leave tomorrow. Although I'm a little nervous, for the most part I'm just READY. I'm ready to see new places, learn new things, meet great people and if anything does go wrong I'll just deal with it. I'm somewhat prepared for losing things or petty theft and I'll do my best to avoid it, but truth be told, most things ar...