Off Again

I feel like I've just gotten home, and now I'm following plans that I made a year ago to study another semester abroad-- in Lima, Peru. It's both harder and easier than I imagined. Harder because I don't think that I've really gotten over my Spain trip yet, and here I am going again.. I'm still reeling a bit from it and very hazy about somethings.. like classes and transfer credits. It's not for sure what credits I'll receive from the classes I took in Spain.. and that hugely impacts what classes I should take in Peru. I'm a little worried because I got a C+ in one of my Spain classes .. my first C .. ever :( . If my GPA falls, I could lose my scholarship.. i studied sooo hard for the final in that class. It's really frustrating. That was the only grade in the class, and we were given no idea what it would be over so we had to study everything.

Anyway. in some ways this is easier.. for one, packing is much quicker! I know so much better that I can do without a lot of the stuff that I brought to spain. I'm still in the "flexible" mode, i think.. where I know now that I can be dropped in a random city and survive alright.. so i'm not too nervous about living there. I'm also much more at ease because Erin's coming with me. It doesn't seem like such a huge leap from home if she's coming with me :)

Our flight is on Sunday (in 2 days), but we actually leave home tomorrow.. will stay with Gma and Gpa Schmiesing until my parents' reunion thing is over, then we'll go to Detroit and get a motel. I'm still not packed.. I have one suitcase practically done and everything i need to take is out, i think.. i just have to pack it now. Nothing like waiting till the last minute, i guess.

I hope I'm not missing out on a ton while i'm gone. I have a friend graduating this December. I feel really bad that we won't get to be together another semester. Although I would be at IU anyway, it seems like now that I won't be able to come home and visit, I'll be missing a lot at home too. We'll have internet.. skype.. other than physically, we won't be that far away :)

Well.. i've definitely got a little bit of nervousness setting in now. Excitement.. anxiety... hunger. No, really.. i'm hungry right now.

It's almost time!