Departure day

In 5 hours, I will be leaving from the Pittsburgh airport to start my journey to Germany. I have my two suitcases all packed and am ready to go. The process to go on this exchange has been a long one and I can hardly believe that it has finally come time to depart. It has been hard waiting all summer to leave, but I made sure to pack my summer schedule full. I got to take a trip to New York City and the Outer Banks in North Carolina for the first time ever. The thought of going to Germany was always in the back of my mind through all of this. Everybody keeps asking me if I am nervous, but so far I haven't felt any nerves at all. I have just been thinking that even if some bad things happen while I am gone I still am getting to stay in Germany for a year. I have always wanted to go to Europe, and this year is going to give me the opportunity to see a good bit of it. So far, I really love my host family. I can't wait to meet them because I think I will like them even better in person. Sitting here now, I can't even imagine all of the things I am going to get to experience this year, and I have a feeling that in a year I won't even be able to remember all the wonderful experiences I had. Well here I go. It is time to start my adventure!