Last Day In America

Wow. It's my last day in America for four months! I can't believe I won't be back until the middle/end of December! I already know things are going to look so different around here. There is a lot of construction going on with the Inter-County Connector and a lot of buildings in Olney and Burtonsville are being remodelled with new restaurants going in. I can't wait to see what it all looks like when I come home for Christmas!

My flight tomorrow isn't until the early evening but I'm pretty much all packed. I've got a lot of stuff (don't feel bad, Dianna - one year, one year, one year). It's a huge green LLBean Duffel bag, a large blue roller suitcase, a small-medium blue roller suitcase (this one might have to be exchanged for a larger roller suitcase of my dad's once I weigh everything and stuff those few last minute things in because right now I can tell everything is already pushing the 50 pound weight limit), my large backpack, and my computer bag.

I lost one of my flatmates this morning. Louise got a good deal by living with one of her friends. The moment I saw her email this morning, I knew what it was. I don't know why but I felt like I knew all along that she was going to leave. I can understand why she did it but it was really last minute so now Caoimh, Sophie, and I are scrambling to find three bedroom flats so they can make viewing appointments on Monday and cancel all the four bedroom flats we had booked. While we could have looked for one more person, being in the middle of this big transition I don't have the energy to interview anyone else and I'd rather share one bathroom with two other girls than three other girls because we couldn't find any four bedroom/2 bathrooms that were still available.

My next post will be from Edinburgh, Scotland. Can you believe it? We'll be in the middle of the festival so I'm sure there will be a lot going on. I can't wait to meet Sophie and Caoimh finally! Yay adventure!