Three More Months

It still seems surreal to me that in three months I will be taking off to live in another country for a year. Everyone asks me if I'm excited, and while I am completely thrilled, it still hasn't quite hit me yet. I've been trying to keep my head in the present and just make the most out of these next couple of months. I get pretty sad when I think about leaving all of my friends behind for a whole year, but that goes without thinking of the new friends I will make over the upcoming year. When I look back to freshman year of college I remember how I went in knowing only a few people and within a few months I had an entirely new group of strangers who became my new family. I'm hoping that I find something like that.I've never been away from home longer than a few months without seeing my family so I think that's what makes me most anxious, but with today's technology I can imagine that it will be less difficult if I can have a face to face, or screen to screen, conversation with them. Video chatting will make it easier to stay in touch with my friends as well, though I think it may also make me miss them more. Until I leave I have no reason to give any of this stuff more than a moment of thought. I'm going to carry on keeping busy with work and spending time with my friends, roommates, and my family. For now, the only thought that will consume me will be what I should be for Halloween this year....