Last Week in the States

Wow, I just realized that I have exactly one week left in the States. How did the time go by so fast? It doesn't seem like a month has already gone by. Don't get me wrong, I am incredibly excited to leave for Spain. It is just weird that it is happening in just a couple more days. It is just now hitting me that this is for reals. I am really going to be boarding a plan and flying to an entirely new continent and country.

I would be lying if I said I wasn't a bit nervous; because, I am getting pretty nervous. I've only flown internationally once and that was to Japan. I was so nervous to go through customs. Thankfully, my uncle had sent me an email that went into great detail about what I could expect. That helped settled my nerves a bit. Funny story actually. When I went to Japan it was when H1N1 was scaring the world, and Japan was being very careful with outbound and unbound flights. When my flight touched down in Tokyo there were two men in full hazard suits that came aboard and checked passengers for signs of sickness. They couldn't speak English, and I couldn't speak Japanese. So, they were forced to play a game of charades with me. I can tell you that it didn't help my anxiety about going through customs! Thankfully, I wasn't sick and I sailed through customs. At the other side, my family who lives in Tokyo was waiting to pick me up.

That won't be the case this time. I will be figuring out how to take public transportation to where I need to go! I think I will be able to do it, because I figured out the public transportation system in Japan. They have an amazing transportation system that is so convenient and easy to use. I loved it! Also, I am getting incredibly nervous about going through customs. Maybe it's because you hear stories about people have nightmarish experiences or how horrendous it is portrayed in movies. I am not looking forward to that part at all. I just keep imagining it going terribly wrong. Okay, I need to just take a deep breath! Everything will be fine! Right?