6 days.

Six days, and gosh, I'm nervous! So incredibly nervous. Time has been flying away and now I'm sitting in my room, starring at my big red suitcase, wondering how I'm supposed to fit everything I need for the next nine month in it. Even though I've traveled quite a lot during the past two years, packing for such a long time is a huge challenge. Coconut oil, chocolate, a teacup, rain coat, glowing stars for my room, running shoes and my favorite sweaters are what I have packed so far. Basically, everything that makes life a little bit sweeter.

 There are so many things that still need to be done. Some papers to fill out, some things to buy, a lot of people to say goodbye to and preparations for the travel to be made. When all of this feels quite overwhelming, I often find myself watching videos, reading old blog posts and kind messages from my going to be co- and second-years. It always leaves me with a huge smile on my face and makes me genuinely excited and happy about the upcoming adventures.

I don't really believe in sugar-coating life, so to be honest, there are some very difficult things about leaving all of what I know behind. Projects that I would have loved to continue working on, people that I hold so dearly and that mean a lot to me and the comfortable feeling of knowing exactly where I have everything. But then again, this has been my dream for such a long time. I think that now is exactly the right time to step out of that comfort-zone, spread my wings and live this amazing experience to the fullest. And if life at Pearson is  even just half as crazy, busy, wonderful, chaotic, beautiful and exciting as everyone says it is, and as I imagine it being, I am sure that I will love it.

One of my little brothers in the middle of the packing chaos.