I'm Alive!

Hello Everyone! Welp, I'm here, I'm safe and I'm loving it. Internet is kinda sketch at the moment, so I promise I will upload all the blogs that are hiding in my laptop once I figure out how to get internet connection. But thanks for all the prayers, well-wishing, and so on and so forth. I've got some great stories coming up, so hopefully, they'll be up in a few days! Talk to you all soon!

It's finally here!

Welp, it looks like I'm leaving tomorrow! After months and months of applications, waiting, planning, waiting, hoping, and more waiting...I'm finally going! Everyone keeps asking me if I'm getting excited/nervous...and the answer is...I really don't know! I don't even know how to categorize what I'm feeling! On one hand it feels perfectly natural, like its something I've always planned on doing...on the other hand, I'm wondering what the heck I am doing! I guess my biggest concern right now is how I'm going to haul my luggage around Paris without dying. I leave San Diego early tomorrow morning with a stop in D.C. I then fly overnight to Paris where I'll arrive at 6:55 in the morning...earlier than I've willingly arisen in over a year. From there, after customs and baggage claim and so on and so forth, I must take either the metro or the bus to Gare Montparnasse...the only train station in Paris that runs trains out to the Poitiers region. This is the tricky part where I must juggle two suitcases, and a laptop bag through crowded Parisian public transportation. From there I'll take a 4 hour train ride to arrive in La Rochelle where hopefully I'll be picked up by a woman from my school, Malika. I have no idea what she looks like...so....this should be interesting. Anyways, from there I'm supposed to stay with Malika for a few days while I become accustomed to my surroundings and from there it looks like I might be moving into the school dorms. I'm pretty excited about the dorms actually because a.) cheapest housing b.) reduced transportation costs c.) free internet. So, I guess all this to say that I would appreciate everyone's prayers as I make my way into the unknown. God Bless and my next update will be from France! Hope to hear from you all soon!

Countdown!

Hello Everyone!
Well, this is my first ever attempt at keeping a blog, but I figured it was a convenient way for me to keep everyone updated on my life in France for the next seven months. This way I can share pictures and stories with all of my friends and family so you can all experience a little of what I'll be experiencing.
That being said...I leave in a week! I am not even remotely prepared to leave. I mean...I've pulled the suitcases out of the closet...but that's as far as I've gotten. I'm supposed to drive home tomorrow with a lot of my apartment packed up in my car...but it hasn't happened yet. Anyhoo, I will strive to keep everyone updated as I prepare for this next adventure! Please feel free to comment and let me know how you are all doing!