goodbyes and thankyous

A "going away pizza dinner" and a "going away cocktail party" have been my big events for the week leading up to my big skip "across the pond" as so many people have called it. I currently have all of my belongings spread throughout my living room in my disorganized attempt to sort through what will be important to take and what will be unneccesary. It's a process, but one thing I've learned about myself is that the more planning I do, the less butterflies I will have to combat during my journey.

You probably won't hear from me until I set foot in London, but I wanted to take time to let everyone know how much I appreciate the support you've shown me. The last couple weeks I have had the opportunity to visit the Waterloo and Cedar Falls Rotary clubs, and my consistent experience has been endless encouragement from the Rotarians I have gotten to speak with. Thank you for supporting me in this adventure! And thank you to my family who all got together at a pizza dinner to let me know that they will miss me. I am so blessed to have the family I do, and so blessed to have this opportunity.

Thank you:)