SO. We just bought our plane tickets to London!!! We'll be flying into London and then someone from the school is going to be picking us up from there and driving us over to Wales. The flight is going to be just about 11 hours, plus the drive over to Wales is a little over 2 hours... so a good chunk of time traveling plus the jet lag that will incur from the 8 hour time difference is going to make for one tired girl! But its going to be great, and I'm beyond excited! When we officially booked our flight, it finally all felt real. Since this whole thing has been a pretty recent development for me, I haven't really had enough time to let it all sink in quite yet, but buying the ticket definitely made it much more imminent!
Anyhow, shopping has begun for WARM clothes! Seeing as I have all of 3 long-sleeved shirts and not very warm jackets, I definitely have some work to do! I do have rain boots [that was the first thing I did when I found out I was going, lol] but that's about the extent of my Wales-appropriate wardrobe. Also, figuring out what I don't need to bring and what I can just buy over there is going to be a challenge... and where the heck I'm gonna go on my spring break [which I have found out is more of like a month!]. The good thing is that my family will most likely flying out and traveling with me! annnnd I just found out that a good friend is probably going to come as well!!! So exciting, because at that point, I am probably going to be pretty homesick. So, everything is going well so far! A lot has been accomplished - buying the ticket, getting my passport, wellies, etc - but a lot still has to be done! Prayer for that would be AMAZING and that everything continues to go smoothly :)
44 days until departure!!! {I'm allowed to start counting down now, right?}
love, emily
ANNDDD in case you forgot.. You have a very close friend that lives just over in Germany that you will be spending some of that long break with! ha (At least I hope so!) A few key notes of things you will DEFINITELY need as far as clothes:
ReplyDeleteWARM scarves
Ear muffs/warm hats (forever 21 have a lot of cute options)
snow resistant shoes (other than your rain boots)
THERMALS (couldn't be more crucial)
Gloves (that actually keep your hands warm not just look cute)
Thick socks
and of course LOTS of layers! You're coming into Europe's coldest part of the year, and by cold I mean colllldddd! But I'm sure you'll adjust quickly!
Also when you get there.. no matter how tired you are, or what time you get there. DO NOT go to sleep until it is their night time. It helps SOOOO much with the jet lag! (Not even naps)
Okay.. I'm done! I cant wait to see you!!
<3 Bethany