Four days left.

I cannot believe this!

      I am still a bit in disbelief that I am leaving for France in a mere four days from now. I am getting excited and although I was nervous the past few days, the nervousness is beginning to subside. My mom tells me I should be really excited and that this is a good experience for me. I do believe that this will be a great experience. I know that I'll only be Angers for three months, but I can't help but feel that I'm going to make a lot of mistakes while I'm there.  I kept worrying about the emotional roller coaster that comes with culture shock. However, I  realize that when it comes to studying abroad, people are different and will have different experiences. I am still going come at this experience with open eyes.

   There are soooo many reasons that I have for gong abroad and I guess it seems like I'm almost expecting one of my reasons to turn into some kind of train wreck and for some of my goals to be unfulfilled. I shouldn't be thinking like this though. I am going to try my hardest not to worry so much. Other than some concerns that I have, I am really getting excited. I really find it hard to believe that I am leaving the country in four days. Wow.

Well, I guess I'll go and get some more stuff together before my departure.

~Mia ^_^ 

Six days left.

Hey everyone!

This is the first of many posts that I will be making here while I am abroad.

    So I have six days until I leave for Angers, France, but I won't arrive in Paris until day seven. I have sooooo many feelings right now. There are times where I think about going abroad and I'm excited and there are times where I get really nervous when I think about it. Although I'm not completely done with packing and I have other things to do to prepare, I am hoping I have everything (including my head) together. In a couple of days, I'm going to buy my train ticket for when I go from Paris to Angers.
      
     I've been talking to my mom and she says she more worried about me getting there than adjusting there. I wanna say I'm more worried about just flying over there, but honestly, I am a little worried about EVERYTHING. Three months ago, when I found out I was going abroad, I was excited and not at all nervous or scared. Now it is slowly beginning to hit me that I'm going overseas by myself for three months. It might not seem like a long time to some, but for me it does. I'm going to miss my family and friends terribly!! However, one thing that I know is that I will learn lots from going to France. I'm going to experience new things and meet new people. Who knows...maybe when it's time for me to come back to the States, I won't want to leave. I hope that you tune in and keeping reading my posts. I don't know what more to expect yet, but I'm going to stay positive regardless.

~Mia  ^_^