I'm the perfect disaster, you can't stop me.

It's pretty much official now; I'll be flying to Guatemala sometime in the month of January (sounds like in the first week). My parents aren't fighting me about it anymore and now I'm really getting everything I need for this trip put together and hopefully it's going to go quite smoothly.

I'm so ready to go. Unbelievably so, but I'm going to miss some people, obviously.
Like I said before, it sounds like I'm going to be leaving as soon as possible after Christmas; my friend and a friend of hers will be waiting for me and then we're taking off backpacking. It's still kind of confusing and overwhelming, but I'm managing. Slowly.
I'm excited to pack for this trip too; I'm not going to be taking a lot of stuff. My backpacking pack will be my carry-on and then I'll probably have a small suitcase for checked luggage. Part of me is thinking the pack is going to be too big for carry-on though.. it's about a 55L pack that will be fairly full, I'm sure. We'll have to see. But I'm very excited to be living with limited amount of items and clothing and having mainly essential, practical items with me other than things I may want, but don't necessarily need.

I'm thinking it'll be a good change of living.
A very good change.

The result of leaving so close after Christmas is I am most likely not going to be able to go visit my college friends like I've been telling them I am planning to do in January. It pains me to be telling them I am probably not going to make it down there after I have been telling them the possible dates I was planning on coming down. I really do miss them and sometimes I don't think they really miss me as much as I do them (sounds kind of harsh and I don't really think it's true, but who knows), but it really is a kind of empty.. pain? that I do feel while realizing the chances of me visiting them before I go is narrowing.
Ahh, it's kind of a weird feeling.

Was this a short post? I think it's a bit shorter than what my previous ones have been.
Maybe not. Whatever.

I'm tired so it's off to bed for me. I had a pretty sweet night last night. Ha.
But that's another story for another day!

Rachel