What a weird day. I have been thinking about this day every day for the past two years. AND NOW IT'S ACTUALLY HERE. I left Iowa around 1:25. Saying goodbye to my parents and my best friend, Justice at the airport today gave me mixed emotions. I am so excited for these next 9 months, but this is a 9 months that the only time I will see the people that I love here in the states is through a screen. It's hard not to be sad. It has been a long day of travel already and I haven't even left USA. I'm sitting here in the Houston airport waiting for my flight. Next stop Buenos Aires. It's not everyday that you can know that your life is going to drastically change. Usually change comes when you're unprepared for it. I am sitting here, and thinking about this next 24 hours of my life. In the next 24 hours, I will be in a completely foreign place that I will call home for 9 months. In the next 24 hours, I will meet my host family. In the next 24 hours, I will be trying to speak a full conversation in a language that I am far from fluent in. Usually I would say that I am beyond scared and I have no idea what I am going to do, but all I can think about is how excited I am. I am going to push myself the hardest I ever have. I'm going to be in situations that I never imagined myself in, and experiencing things that only come around once in a lifetime. So here it goes. 24 hours.
"Because thinking here goes nothing could be the start of everything." p.s. sorry for this being really short and any typos I'm writing this just before I take off.
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Blair Thielen
8/23/2016 03:33:28 pm
You go, Molly. You've had years of training for this step of independence.
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Kim
8/23/2016 08:42:16 pm
So proud of you Molly and praying for a safe and wonderful adventure! Love love you!
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AuthorHello or should I say Hola! I am Molly McLaughlin. I just graduated from high school in Iowa, and now I am taking a gap year to be a Rotary Youth Exchange student in Argentina! Go to my ABOUT page to learn more. Archives
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