sunny with a high of 75

Sunny with a high of 75. Something loved by me in the good ol' days, right along with all those mood rings and pink tuxes (points to the first to name the band). It's also what my past month at home in Florida has been like, give or a take a few coldish days. Believe me, I've been soaking up the sun as much as I can because, now, in less than 24 hours I will be saying good-bye to the daily blue skies and amber sunshines (here's another chance to name a band & song) and headed to a land where the Sun's up 9a-4p and it's 2 degrees outside... Celsius that is. Hopefully my efforts to stock up on Vitamin D will make a difference. Far-fetched but I can hope, right?

This, my last week at home, passed in the blink of an eye. It's been full of errand running, pile making (my first round attempts at packing) and a few "one last time" meetings-up with family. I've also been making a desparate attempt to finish my goal of reading the entire Series-That-Must-Not-Be-Named over Christmas break. The last three and fattest were all left to this week, and at the time of writing this I'm just 551 pages shy of my goal and, by golly, I'm determined to finish even if I'm reading all the way to the airport tomorrow.

People have asked me if I'm nervous to be going to Denmark (or I guess just abroad anywhere). The honest answer is no. I'm excited more than anything. Maybe it's the eternal optimist in me or the fact that my time to go abroad is finally here and I'm just ready to go. My inner self says yes to both. But I also think that it has to do with what I've learned about Denmark, the Danes, and even just my program that really excites me - the opportunity to learn and explore even more and to (hopefully) immerse myself in Danish culture. Though I might need a miracle to learn the language. Here's a start at least: farvel amerika!!