Monday, April 30, 2012

the calm before the storm

26 days until I leave for Scotland!! Considering prepping for finals is preventing me from forming coherent sentences we are going to do this in list form...


  • I have to fill out so much more paperwork this last week. Course proposals and international center forms? Since when do we need these? Good job CAFNR. 
  • I'm really concerned about what shoes I'm going to wear on the plane. I just can't decide. 
  • How the hell am I supposed to meet the 50 lb weight limit?? A girl's gotta have clothing options...
  • Speaking of, my riding stuff is going to take up so much room. 
  • Oatridge better have a coffee machine...
  • I'm actually really nervous to fly by myself. Am I too old to be assigned to a flight attendant who will make sure I get places ok? 
  • My hair is going to be a fizzy mess the whole damn time. 
  • But I got a really cute rain jacket, it's ok. 
  • My three top places to go include Loch Ness, the cafe in Edinburgh where JK Rowling wrote the first part of Harry Potter, and London for a day. 
  • On a side note I can't wait to people watch in the airports. 
  • Oh hey, and there are Starbucks in Scotland. That will bring my out-of-country Starbucks purchases up to 2! (it's a work in progress) 
  • I'm so excited to meet a bunch of people from around the U.S. 
  • But also so grateful that Nicole is going with me. A familiar face will be so great. 
  • And we're pretty much gonna run that shit. 
  • I really hope we get to do some cross country riding. Dream come true, that would be. 
  • It doesn't quite seem real yet. 
  • I should get a travel guide book. Too bad I don't have time to go to Barnes and Noble. Eh. I'll make time. 
  • But really, should I bring some Starbucks instant Via with me? This is a serious question folks. 

For now, that'll do.