This week, tomorrow in fact, I am supposedly leaving for my city in Siberia, Russia. Unfortunately, I still have no idea on how I am getting there. What is this?!? I can see how it is good that I haven't left yet, as kids that have tried to go to their host cities have been stopped by a volcanic eruption. And there is this rule that one must be with their host families within three days of arrival in Russia, so those kids are all scrambling to try to get where they need to go to avoid deportation or some other bad penalty.
For me, I may fly through Beijing, Seoul, Moscow, and LA. And have to go through customs in Moscow (Lord help me). And I think that this means that I will not be meeting up with other Exchange students. And that I will be leaving Wednesday. I will keep you all updated, but, honestly, I don't think I am leaving unless it is an Act of God. Hmmm. . .
Monday, August 29, 2011
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Aliquam Lacinia/
Through all of the travel agent follies and wasted time worrying, I think I may actually leave the United States! All I am waiting for is my HIV/AIDS test to come back notarized and then send it (same day shipping) to Washington and the travel agent. Three days after that I am gone!
I am not sure I will be able to make it through traveling by myself, as I will most likely be the only one going to Russia this time of year (my host mom is awesome and got all of the paperwork to the travel agency that I need for my visa; and my Liaison is awesome and has worked her tail off making this process as smooth as it can be). And I can hardly believe I am leaving! It's so surreal! TOO surreal! I'm beginning all of these goodbyes and am getting all verklempt (a Yiddish word for being choked with emotion) and all the while not believing that I am leaving in less than a week! How is this possible?
I still need to shop for a ton of things too. Not shirts (but a couple of long sleeved blouses would be nice), but items like TSA locks, tights, a Russian-English Bible, a converter, pictures from family vacations and day trips. . . And before this weekend?!? To think that only a couple weeks ago I believed that I would be going to State Fair this weekend to make cranberry poached pears with mascarpone-cinnamon filling. That is some kind of sad joke now (if I am actually leaving. . .)
Aliquam lacinia? Maybe just a little!
P.S. And guess what? My next post will probably be from RUSSIA!
I am not sure I will be able to make it through traveling by myself, as I will most likely be the only one going to Russia this time of year (my host mom is awesome and got all of the paperwork to the travel agency that I need for my visa; and my Liaison is awesome and has worked her tail off making this process as smooth as it can be). And I can hardly believe I am leaving! It's so surreal! TOO surreal! I'm beginning all of these goodbyes and am getting all verklempt (a Yiddish word for being choked with emotion) and all the while not believing that I am leaving in less than a week! How is this possible?
I still need to shop for a ton of things too. Not shirts (but a couple of long sleeved blouses would be nice), but items like TSA locks, tights, a Russian-English Bible, a converter, pictures from family vacations and day trips. . . And before this weekend?!? To think that only a couple weeks ago I believed that I would be going to State Fair this weekend to make cranberry poached pears with mascarpone-cinnamon filling. That is some kind of sad joke now (if I am actually leaving. . .)
Aliquam lacinia? Maybe just a little!
P.S. And guess what? My next post will probably be from RUSSIA!
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