Pre-Departure Thoughts #2

This morning when I woke up, I had no idea how much my world was about to change. It seemed so ordinary waking up, going to crossfit, eating breakfast. It's funny how just one email -one sentence- can make your head start spinning. Today I got an email telling me that my flight has been arranged for tomorrow at 2:25pm! Most exchange students have weeks to prepare for their departure, and I have mere hours. This is stressful and crazy, but I am just grateful that I get to go. My plan is to leave at 8:00am tomorrow morning for SFO. I don't have to be there until 11:30am, but I don't want to cut anything too close. I will fly from SFO to Dallas, Texas, where I will get on another flight that will take me to Santiago, CHILEEEE! If my flight is on time, I will arrive in Chile at 8:10am on Thursday. I will then meet my beautiful host family in person for the first time. 

I have so many feelings about leaving that I just sort of feel numb. I just want everything to work out! I know that this is going to be an amazing experience. I know this not because people have told me so, but because I have decided that I can do it and will make the best of it. I am going to be the best ambassador that I possibly can, and I am excited to represent the US. :)