...is the big day! I have finally finished packing for my 6 months abroad, which is a big relief! Surprisingly is was a bit easier than I thought it was going to be. (I might have taken over my sister's bed while I was packing... ). I am taking two large (ginormous) suitcases and one carry-on.
I fly out of Nashville tomorrow to New York City and then from New York City I fly straight to Manchester on a night flight. Hopefully I will be able to sleep....but I probably won't be able to because I will be so excited. I land in Manchester at 8:15 in the morning on Friday! Then I get to check into my flat; I will be sharing a flat with 7 other people (for a total of 4 guys and 4 girls), but we will each have our own room within our flat and there will be 2 bathrooms. Orientation officially starts on Jan. 23rd, but they have some activities planned for us throughout the weekend. Hopefully this will allow me to make some friends and find my way around the city!
On the radio today there was a story about a British Airways flight. The crew apparently accidentally told the passengers that they were going to be crash landing....but there wasn't an emergency and they landed perfectly fine. So, I am definitely glad that I am not flying British airways and hopefully my flight will not be that eventful.
It hasn't really hit me yet that by this time tomorrow I will be on a plane headed for England, but I am sure it will probably really hit me after I am on the plane. Then next post will come when I am in Manchester! Until then, have a great weekend!
~ "Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends."- Maya Angelou
