Departure day is close!

Hello all.

I have never used a Blog before... I'm excited!

I thought that I would start of by saying that I'm almost prepared for the trip... I leave in two days!!!! AIEEEEE! It's kind-of nerve-wracking, but I'm extremely calm about the trip, not nervous or scared or anything at all. If anything, I'm super excited! I'm going on a new adventure, who wouldn't be excited?!

So, where am I headed, I'm sure you're asking?! Well, I'll be heading off to Greece first for 5 and 1/2 weeks and then I'm off to Nepal for about 3 weeks. I then come back home for a bit, then I will be heading off to Australia, for a unknown time as of right now. I was mainly focused on getting ready and making sure that Greece and Nepal were set. So, now it's time to focus on solidifying Australia.

Now you're probably wondering when I leave. Well... This FRIDAY! My plane leaves from Boston, Mass at 8:42pm, bringing me to Frankfurt, Germany at 9:32am. (Keep in mind that there's a 6 hour time difference to Germany). I then have a lovely layover for 5 hours, before my plane for Greece leaves! I will have to keep myself busy!

I'm going to be arriving in Greece three days before my internship actually starts, so I can comfortable in Athens before I head to my internship. I will be interning with MEDASSET, which is a sea turtle research and conservation group for all over the Mediterranean. One of their headquarters is in Athens, which is where I will be!

After my time in Athens at the sea turtle conservation I will be heading to Nepal (via Bangkok, Thailand) where I will meet up with my Godmother. We will be visiting a school, where we sponsor a Nepalese girl, and will teach some English to them as well. We will then be trekking for the rest of the majority of the time! I have never gone trekking before, so gathering all the items that I need for that (compasses, walking sticks, leggings, etc...) has been a little bit stressful! I hope that I'm prepared for Nepal!

Well, I think that's all for now. That's what I'm up to! I will do my best to post relatively frequently!