time is flying by so fast. 14 days til takeoff

hey everyone. I just realized i leave in 14 days. the to-do list i have is extensive. i just bought my plane ticket from london to paris and from paris to florence. ill arrive in florence then take a train or bus to siena and hopefully arrive in time for our first meeting in siena. i got really cheap plane tickets, i just hope everything goes smoothly.

Rebecca and I are going to meet up in London and stay together in Paris for the first night. I still havent booked a place to stay for the rest of the nights ill be in Paris, but i will do it very very soon.

Ive got my carry on bag from tjmaxx and a huge purse thing im hoping wont be too big to use as my second carry on. I still dont know if tripods are okay to carry on... i want mine there, but i dont want them to take it from me. so im either going to carry it on and hope for the best, or mail it to myself. Must check out prices for mailing from tacoma to siena.

mainly im nervous about my carryons. i dont check luggage and i dont trust TSA or any airport security people to touch my stuff. im not too worried about the other stuff.. which i think is a problem of mine. I never worry about the things i should. hahaha.

I really just cant believe how quickly this is all coming. and how unprepared i feel. Im sure ill figure it all out though. wish me luck! i need lots of it. haha.

hello

Hello everyone. Its Jordan. this is the blog i will be using to update everyone on what im doing while out of the country. Im very excited and since i will have my laptop, camera and internet i should be able to post lots of entries to entertain you all.

I recently sent out all my student visa information to the study abroad group and am waiting for my passport and my new visa to return to me. It made me really nervous to send my passport via mail, but it is certified mail. hopefully i wont have any problems. mom bought me a money belt and plug converters this weekend. so.. thats two things off on my to do list... hahaha.

anyways.. i will probly do little updating posts in the months leading up to leaving too. but just wanted to make sure i found a blog that was good and easy to use.