trei săptămâni

...that would be romanian for "three weeks" (which is, as of today, the amount of time i have left in this stage of my life). aside from the obvious preparations of shopping and packing, there is a large amount of information to be acquired about this new country in which i'm about to embark on. i spent over three hours today exploring this site that was sent to my group courtesy of our country staff. as interesting and enlightening as this info is...it is A LOT to digest. and on top of that i am dedicating time to study my romanian language lessons so that i won't be totally out of sorts when i get there.

i have to admit that i am starting to get into the overwhelmed stage of things. i am pretty good at playing it cool and kind of letting things fly over but this is kind of getting to me. i think it's pretty normal though...the lack of sleep, the butterflies, the wanting to just fast forward to the minute i step on the plane! and i don't think everything has truly hit me yet which is a scary thought.

at this point i'm really starting to think about the relationships that i'm in. i am truly blessed to have all the people in my life that i do. my family could not be more loving and supportive of me and the friends i choose to keep are ones that i can count on in the face of anything. i hope that each and every person knows how special they are to me and that i will miss them very much.

but i'm also really excited to embrace this new adventure with new faces and personalities. i'm looking forward to all of the new people that i will grow to love over the next two years that i can take along with me, whatever my next step may be. i just can't wait to meet them!