...the final countdown

so i leave a week from today for my year-long adventure in chile. just wrote a 13-page analysis of current exchange trends and proposals for the next year today.

it all got me thinking more and more about it and how real and fast it's becoming.

i need to pack to unpack, practice my spanish a little, spend quality time with my friends, boyfriend, and family, take care of some logistical and errand-ish things, and just enjoy being here at home.

i'm not scared though, which is a different sensation than the 2 times i went abroad for much shorter periods of time than this before...that's one of the first things that everyone assumes, too. that i must be terrified of going alone to a country thousands of miles away.

maybe i will be as the day gets closer...but is it weird that i'm not?