almost there

well, it's january 2nd. which means that it's officially 2011. which means that i'm 21 tomorrow. which means that i have one week left in the states. which means i need to pack.

ugh.

i'm the type of person that always likes to be well-prepared for an adventure. and this is going to be quite the adventure. 5 months. out of one suitcase. that has to weigh less than 50 pounds. and meet airplane regulations.

ugh.

since i don't want to have any issues with my baggage, i have a feeling that i'm going to be under-packed. which is okay, i guess. it just means that i'll have to be making some purchases once i get to españa :) shucks, right?

i did some research this morning, and i think i've found a church that i'm going to be going to (at least initially--maybe i'll pick a different one later) while i'm abroad. it's called the community church of madrid, and it's for the english speaking community in madrid. i'm not exactly sure why i want to go to services in english, but it might be a little touch of home for the next 5 months. it's across the city, so i'll be taking the metro at first, but once i get a bit more comfortable i could walk!

also, i don't know if i mentioned this in a previous blog, but i've got a roommate! i'm looking forward to that; it'll be nice to have someone else to adventure with :)

this is a really random post, but i don't have a whole lot else to say. sorry for the briefness of it, but i feel like i should get back to the task at hand.

packing.

ugh.

also, i've decided to start all of you on a spanish lesson!

so, the word of the day is: viaje (pronounced vee-ah-hay) which means "trip"

i doubt you'll be able to use this in conversation any time soon, but maybe eventually--after 5 months of my lessons! ;)