Alright, this is it. Twenty days till this adventure starts, and I've been worried for a while now. The countdown is nearing closer to zero, and I'm not sure if I'm ready. I have all of these questions about my life that I won't have answered till I'm in country. And I have a long butt plane ride to just think about this. This crazy adventure that's exciting and terrifying all at the same time. Will I make friends? Will I survive school? How am I going to get the full Australia experience? What about drinking? Did I pack my suitcase right? What if I forget something? Will my family miss me? Why did I think this was a good idea? Why does travel have to be so expensive? I could go on and on about all of the dumb questions I have, but that won't help me, I'm only making my self more upset right? I should stop this right?
RIGHT!
I need to stop worrying about the negatives of what could go wrong and start focusing on enjoying the time I have left in America, seeing as I won't be here for a long time. Speaking of a long time, 9 months is a long time. I've never been away for that long. Never traveled alone by myself either. I know how to travel in an airport, and how to keep myself occupied on long flights, never thought I'd be doing it at 19 years old. If you are in the same boat as I am, don't let anyone tell you that this isn't incredibly scary. Oh dear lord is it. But maybe after reading this post, you'll be able to relax about your approaching flight(s).
In order to feel less anxious, the first thing you have to do is to run through all of your worrying thoughts all at once. Sounds crazy but it's not. As soon as you push past all these defeatist questions, you'll feel better. Maybe not at first, you've got to give yourself time to cope with the fact that you're actually jumping on a plane and leaving. Sayonara, au revior, adios, arrivaderci, hasta la vista, see ya later. This is actually nuts! And you are quite literally the bravest person I know. I know how much guts it takes to do this. You're incredible. Can we be friends? Who doesn't need more crazy awesome friends who have traveled the world and are willing to share all of the best stories with you?
I know it's hard to think of now that you're worried about the flights and school work and such... Maybe you're one of the greats who isn't worried about any of this at all and are just reading this because you like to waste time on the internet, oh I do too!... But when you first hear the language, or smell the great food (or the not so great sewage), you'll know that this is only the beginning, and all of the questions you've had before were pointless. You'll figure this out as you go! And that's the greatest adventure anyone can have!
xxo,
Christina
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