Recently, I talked to my friend Bernadette (remember her? She's studying in Rome!), and she made me feel better about procrastinating. She said that you can't ever be fully prepared... at some point, you just have to go! Which is fully the truth.
Random truth numero dos: It's also important to touch base with friends and family before you go... they won't see you for 3 months!
And it looks like I will not be getting an international phone, due to crazy expensive-ness. So I'll get a by-the-minute phone in the UK, and use Skype as the main form of verbal communication with my friends and family in the States. The plan right now is to have planned Skype hours, and then if anyone wants to talk, I'll be there! Times TBD, due to time difference!
My internship ends next week! A lot of things that need to be done in the meantime, but it will be nice to just have time to mentally prepare for my trip! Bernadette also mentioned the importance of this type of preparation. I'm still finding it difficult to wrap my head around the fact that I'll be in England for 3 whole months! It's a huge experience that requires research on the culture and envisioning yourself in that culture with the right mindset. When you're able to think to yourself "Okay... I'm ready!" then you're mentally prepared.
Am I mentally prepared? Definitely not! But all of the free time that will result from the end of my internship will certainly help! :)
A little more than a month before take-off... I'm CRAZY excited, but there's a lot left to do!
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