New Departure Date!!

So it turns out that all this time I am actually leaving on the 5th of December, not the 6th!! 
Just a thanks to my dad for discovering that! That could have been a very awkward phone call!
But it now means that I have 7 days - 1 week before I leave for New York! 

Yesterday I had my going away party [joint with my brother's 21st] which was kinda sad. I saw a lot of people for the last time before I leave!! It's only now really becoming 'real' to me.

I've got my 2 empty suitcases, and... a jacket, and... some money ready to go... And that's about it! :D
I have a very busy week ahead of me!! I think I'll start packing tomorrow. [and that's what I said yesterday :P] 


Getting exciting!!

11 Days to go!!

So I just got back from schoolies, which was nice and relaxing! 

I now have 11 days to go, and in between packing and all the rest I have 2 orthodontist appointments, a dentist appointment, a party to organize and go to :), my graduation and several catchups with friends. I know, I know - sucks to be me, right? :P

I am actually really looking forward to packing - it's weirdly one of the exciting bits of traveling for me. In fact when I am done here I am going to go downstairs to find the biggest bag to start packing. :)

Last week I went to my Visa Interview which was fun!!! I had an appointment for 8:15am, but they told us to get there half an hour early to get ready for it. Me and dad sure enjoyed that bit :D

Turns out that there were about 30 other people with that appointment time, who were also told to get there half an hour early - Even though they weren't even open at that time!! They opened at 8!!! 

So what was mean to take "about half an hour", ended up taking over 3 hours!!! 

I felt more sorry for my lovely dad who had to wait outside for me. I wasn't allowed to take my phone in so 

1. I couldn't tell him that I was going to be late, and 

2. I couldn't play Cooking Academy on my iPhone :(

Today I went to the shops and bought my twin boys a 'welcome' present!! I got them both remote control cars - but wait theres more. They are cars that can DRIVE ON WALLS OR ON THE ROOF!!! [and the floor - just not carpet] BUT THE WALLS AND THE ROOF!!!!!

I was very excited - I hope they are too. Now for something for the girl. I got her a really cute apron, but when you're 8, that doesn't match well with remote control cars.... any ideas?? Please??

Also for the parents.

It still hasn't sunk in that I am leaving in 11 days.

11 days. 

Not even 2 weeks. 

Wow... talk soon!!

Letters to myself.

Last night... as a last attempt to procrastinate studying, I wrote myself some letters for the US. [They're all also written on A5 paper and folded like they do in the pride and prejudice days :) hahah sooo good!!!]

The first one is for when I get really homesick for me to open. It's pretty much filled with all the good things about me being there... the people I meet, the adventures I'll have... and the other bit of the letter is telling me how much of a sissy girl I'm being and to man up.

2 of them are about if I get there and the family is actually not as good as I thought. I'm hoping that I don't have to use those letters. The first one is giving me questions to answer about why I am not enjoying my time there. And makes me write 3-5 ways that I can fix it. Not reasons to leave. I force myself to try and fix it first for at least 3 days.
The second letter is after 3 days if it is still not better after me trying to fix it or something. In which it gives me ideas of who to talk to and how to handle it. I also have to write a list of what to look out for when looking for a new family.
Like I said... I really hope I don't need to use those letters.

So yeah, then there are just a few other letters for other random events. And I'm hoping to write more.

If you have any good ideas about themes for me to write letters to me... [weird sentence to say]... comment and give some ideas.

Also if there are any of you that for fun [and procrastination as well :P] want to write me letters to take that I have to open at certain times or something. Feel free to send them to me also. :)

So yep.... back to study....

Progress

So it's now exactly 5 weeks before I leave for the USA!! It's getting exciting.

In fact I just then booked my Visa Interview at the US Consulate for the 16th of Nov... the first day of real freedom after exams. No breathing time before coming a proper adult! haha

I found the Blog of the Au Pair before me which was/is cool to read, but it's in Swedish, so I have to translate it through Google, which means that some sentences make no sense at all. But it's been good to see what sort of things she's done. It's made me even more excited about going - which is good :)

So that's me at the moment.
Still trying to study with thoughts of all these MUCH more exciting things :)