“People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home.” – Dagobert D. Runes

Well. Here goes nothing. Tomorrow starts my journey to South America. My mind is racing, but I truly don't think my emotions have caught up with me yet. It still seems so surreal.

Never have I ever experienced something like this. Well, I guess I can also say that I have never truly left the country. Or for that matter, I have never really left this bubble.

Which brings me to this quote:

“People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home.” – Dagobert D. Runes

Up until now, I have been so caught up in my concerns that "I must come back to the states fluent in Spanish" or "I have to succeed in my classes" or "If I don't see this sight, my trip will be ruined!" While these thoughts won't be put to sleep, tonight, just hours before I set out for the airport, I realize what I really want to get out of going abroad. I cannot wait to open my eyes to this totally upside down world I am about to enter. I don't think I ever have really opened my eyes.

*Disclaimer: This is a bittersweet post, as I am stepping out of this bubble, I am going to miss so many people and my lifestyle. My 901 Richmond bubble (shout out to my Dolly Deltas! Lylas!). Or my "Action Heights" bubble. Bubbles I don't know if I am ready to break, but here it goes....