New beginnings

Spring semester has quickly come to an end. I am delightedly down to 4 classes between myself and my Masters in Public Affairs being done!! I am also suddenly just under 68 hours away from boarding a flight that will lead to so many new experiences and new beginnings on the other side of the world. My adventure is suddenly sinking in very quickly as I am in the midst of going over last details with the amazing family that will be taking care of my not so little anymore puppies, my coworker that is delightedly going to watch over my home and smaller four legged critters, scrambling to finish packing, running all over kingdom come to get foreign currency, etc, etc, etc. growing up, I was always the adventuresome type never questioning anything and was always ready for the next "big" adventure. Suddenly, here I am facing one of the greatest adventures of my life so far and am unsure of so many things. I was raised to be independent and able to take care of myself...suddenly I am leaving everything I know and am familiar with and responsible for in the hands of others. My greatest fear right now is that something will happen while I am gone with any number of my responsibilities. I am headed into an environment that I have only read about in history books and seen on TV. I am headed into this environment with a group of people I have never met before yet will rely on throughout the two weeks for the In's and outs of being in a "foreign" turf. Is it safe to say that I am excited and scared at the same time?!?!
My learning lesson in all of this...is to be able to regain enough trust and faith in other people that I don't know and to accept the help from others I do know so I can better myself while my daily responsibilities are still being cared for. I know I will have many stories and adventures to share after I return from a trip of a life time!!!!