One Week!

I will be leaving for Mexico in 1 week.  Currently I'm working on getting all of my ducks in a row with giant lists of things I need to do.

I haven't started packing yet, but that is because I am writing my packing list first, then I can decide from there what is a necessity and what isn't.  Some advice given to me that I will be using while packing: 

1. Pack half what I think I need for clothes
2. Bringing a second bag for the return home for souvenirs/extra stuff
3. Rolling clothes makes more room than folded. 
4. OR using plastic zip-lock bags and pushing out the excess air.  

Other stuff: Luckily my prescriptions were pretty easy to get, just expensive for a lump-sum.  I'm trying to find a site that has them translated into Spanish in hopes that would make the customs process easier.  

I'm still having a lot of anxiety about leaving for so long, but I know once I get settled I'll be ok.  However I can't wait to get out of this snowy, cold mess.  Granted Queretaro won't be hot, but it will be warmer.  (I'm just complaining because it was 10 degrees out today and only going to get colder lol)

Less than 3 weeks!

In a short amount of time, I will be leaving for Mexico for roughly 5 months from January 7th, to May 21st.  This is the biggest thing I have done in my adult life.  It is also something I've had on my bucket list: to live in another country.

At the moment I'm having some mixed feelings because it's so huge.  There are so many floating around in my head: excitement, anxiety, joy, apprehension, etc.  No matter what I will go, it just might be harder to leave than I thought it would be.  One of my big motivations is that every person who I've spoken with that has done study abroad has said it was worth it.  I've had friends go all over from Spain, Ecuador, Japan, Ghana, China, Australia, France, Mexico, and I know there are more however I can't remember them all.  Everyone said that they had some hiccups here and there in their programs--which is to be expected because that is how life is anyways.  Despite these hiccups, they all said that they had great experiences.

So lots and lots of feelings going on.

I should probably start packing, or at least figuring out what I need.