I have this tendency to be ridiculously early for everything. It may not sound like such a bad thing, but it gets really annoying. I spend a lot of time wandering up and down the halls in front of my classrooms, sitting on the floor with a book, and making awkward conversation with other ridiculously early people. It's not a habit I usually appreciate, but every once in a while it works in my favor.
I was wandering the halls in the anthropology department one day, almost twenty minutes early for class, when I stumbled across a poster for Semester at Sea. I smiled to myself and thought about how my best friend and I used to talk about sailing around the world when we were kids.
I checked out the website, just for kicks. Then I read everything I could find about SAS. Soon enough, I was filling out an application and jumping hoops to get the program approved by my university.
My annoying habit paid off.
Now, I'm in the final stages of preparing for my voyage. Thanks to field school, I get to squeeze most of these preparations, including shopping and packing, into one week. There's also the small matter of trying to spend time with my family and friends before I leave.
There's something that people who travel forget to tell you...
Saying goodbye sucks.
Even so, I am beyond excited and I'm certain that it will all be worth it. How could it not be?
So you left today.
ReplyDeleteSigh, who am I going to drink coffee with during the autumn months?
Or talk about Ed Sheeran with?
Thankfully Katie likes hot apple cider.
Have safe travels
Don't forget to have fun. :)
I shall e-mail you periodically just because