Wow...all I can say is wow...this place really is incredible and I'm so happy to be here. I miss a lot of things about home, the people mostly, but I'm still glad I did this. Let's start at the very beginning, essentially this is my diary of sorts so bare with me if you don't want to read everything I write here. I'm trying to keep track of my life here so I can remember everything about this experience. Per saying that, let's start at the very beginning, a very good place to start...

Saturday morning, mom and I left the house a little after 4 in the morning, got to the airport in plenty of time, and made it through security with very few tears considering the longest time we've ever gone without seeing each other before this was 6 weeks. I sat in the airport for an hour and a half doing nothing but talking to mom on the phone as she searched for her missing coat. (I wonder if she found it...) I took a picture with April and Jamie and boarded the plane. The smallest plane I've ever been on in my life!!! We only had like 20 people so the flgiht attendant let us spread out if we wanted to. I sat across the aisle from a mom and baby, cutest thing ever, and basically knitted the whole way to New Jersey. The turbulants almost made me sick...seriously it was crazy. The side to side isn't so bad but the up and down makes you feel like you're free falling. Sleeping on an airplane is harder than I thought but I guess I've never really had to do it before. It was whatever...I made it to New Jersey!!!