last-minute details

I'm pulling together the last few things before I go, starting to actually pack (and probably re-pack), all the last-minute details. It's funny how milestones seem to come in groups for me, not just one at a time.... This week I'll be celebrating my 21st birthday and I'll also be leaving to live on a different continent for the first time. The feeling of it is reminding me of when I graduated high school, turned 18, and left home for the first time... all in one week. That was January 2005. I've been looking forward to studying abroad for so long that, now that it's finally here, I feel like I have more emotions than I can listen to at one time. I'm sure I'll feel very differently once I actually get there, so I'm trying not to set up any expectations about it. For now, I'm cruising through the final details and seeing friends and family. If I haven't seen you yet and you're around, call me.