It's been a strange hiatus from school, but I've accomplished a lot in my two months at home. Just to name a few things, I:
- spent Christmas in Reno
- reunited with family friends in LA
- survived my first ever jury duty
- couch-surfed with my friends back at BC
- became a substitute teacher for Wakefield Public Schools
- took an impromptu trip to NYC (and snagged Newsies/Book of Mormon tickets!)
- saw Mumford & Sons perform in Boston
- dug my way out of a "Blizzicane"
And this is all in addition to the quality time I've had to spend with my family (and my cat) at home.
Yet somehow, amid all of these much more exciting things, I did manage to get some packing done. I've also been scrimping and saving, trying to put every penny towards this trip - literally. Last week I broke into all of the piggy banks I'd been holding onto since middle school, rolled the coins, and made an extra $70! That money could be a roundtrip flight to Rome, who knows :)
Needless to say, packing for 4 months worth of travel proved to be pretty stressful. But that's all behind me now! After a cheesy (but heartfelt) Swiss send-off from my family - check out the picture of my "farewell dinner" below - I'm more than ready to go. Allons-y! On y va!
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