Packing!

HOW DO YOU PACK FOR TEN WEEKS?!

Especially when I will be teaching, therefore needing dress clothes, dress shoes, and all that other stuff. My suitcase is packed to the max so I will not be packing anymore, but I still feel like I need more clothes! I am bring a big suitcase and a smaller one for weekend traveling. How many pairs of shoes to bring? A girl can never have enough shoes ... but I resisted to only bring 5 pairs, hopefully that will be enough!

I can't believe I leave tomorrow! I feel like I have been waiting forever for this day to come and now I leave in less than 24 hours! My mom and I are hitting the road about 8:00am tomorrow morning. Stopping at Caribou for my mom's latte and cold fusion for me. I need one more shake before I leave! I am kind of bummed my dad can't bring me down to the airport, but he is working nights this weekend so he definitely needs to sleep. I am so thankful to have such wonderful and supportive parents. I couldn't do this without them! 

My plane leaves from Minneapolis at 2:30pm tomorrow. We fly to Chicago and have about a 3 hour layover, then Ireland bound at 7:15pm! It is about an eight hour flight from Chicago to Ireland, which really is not too bad. It is nice that we are flying overnight because we arrive in Dublin at 8:00am on Tuesday, March 12. I do not thing we will be too jet-lagged. From Dublin, we hop on a bus and head for Galway! The bus ride is about 3 hours. We pretty much travel straight across the country, from the east coast to the west.

I am so excited to leave! I plan on updating my blog with pictures and more, at least once a week! Hopefully more! Exactly 20 hours and 38 minutes until I leave! YAY!!!