Really Real

I know I've posted at least once or twice about how my excitement/anxiety about exchange comes and goes. Well, tonight I had another moment when this crazy adventure felt really real.

I was sitting with my laptop, waiting for a game demo to finish downloading and I got to thinking, "Wow, I've been out of school for almost a month!" (Yes, I realize the real month marker isn't until July 8th, but that didn't matter in that moment.) Then I realized there are only two weeks past that marker until I'm in Germany. Two weeks after that marker I'll be living with a new family. I'll be surrounded by a new language. I'll be meeting new people and potentially making life-long friends. I'll be the farthest from home I've ever been. I'll be away from everyone and everything that's familiar and that make this place my home.

It will be hard. There may be times where I ask myself why I signed up for this in the first place. However, I know it will all be worth it in the end.

Okay, enough of that serious talk that I've already been over. Let's talk about something that might be a bit serious, too, but not quite so heavy.

I was talking with some fellow CBYX exchangers on Facebook. We were talking about our flights to DC (which airports we have layovers in, when those layovers are, etc). I found out that with my 37 minute layover in the Atlanta airport, I might be cutting things a little close. However, I should be able to give them a call and find out whether or not my flights are in the same terminal. Hopefully, they are and then all I'll need to cross my fingers for is that I won't have to deal with any delays!

Bis später!