I'm packed (almost).
I got everything done I needed to (almost).
And I'm ready to go (almost).
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't nervous. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't excited. Mostly, I am just so effin exhausted! Honestly, quitting your job, selling and chucking all of your personal belongings, moving across the country, saying goodbye to all of your friends & family, figuring out what to bring, what to leave behind, where you are going and how you are doing it...it really wipes a girl out!
I've been so busy getting ready to go, that I feel like I haven't had a chance to really sit down and process this little decision of mine. It's kind of like getting pregnant, planning everything, then looking down at month 8.5 and thinking "Oh shit, I'm knocked up!"
Well, I'm pretty much knocked up by now and there is no going back. And much like new parents (so i've heard), I really have no idea what I'm doing.
My flight leaves tomorrow morning and by tomorrow night I will be lugging my new life on my back and looking forward to 6 weeks of Spanish classes in Guatemala. After that, I will be getting certified to teach English in Buenos Aires and then will stick around to teach. That's as much detail as I have right now, but follow along and hopefully I'll connect the dots.
All I can really think of right now, tonight, is how grateful I am to have so many loving people in my life that are rooting for me, missing me and always inspiring me.
My scoop du jour: I'll never really be ready, I just gotta go.
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Yo Sam Cooper! Happy Landings in Guate! Love the blog. I shared it with Tom. I told him if he was going to comment on anything, he better be clever about it. Fingers crossed- have fun in Antigua!!!!
ah, so Sam, "knocked up"? Are you nuts going into this with that attitude!!!!! (Don't answer that.) I can see it now...little Sam's in "Guate" (what is that Katherine?), Kenya, Argentina, and Laos...oh man...Sam-Nation is taking over.
Easy on those local guys Sam! I can assure you this trip is NOT like getting knocked-up so get that out of your head - you are making me nervous.
Good luck dear...try to behave...and take care.
Miss Cooper, as always, you are my hero. I love you to bits and know you are going to do fabulous things!
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