“When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your
money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money.” - Susan Heller
So right now I am probably the most stressed I have ever been in my entire life. I have countless things to do and never seem have enough time to do them (slash I'm just really easily distracted and end up researching what sorts of fruit grow in Peru).
I have bought SO many things, probably too many in fact! I got my rucksack a few weeks ago and have been practicing with it and I actually love wearing it (everyone looks at me strangely when I say that), so at least that's a good sign! I have also bought clothes for hotter weather (which I obviously don't already have due to Scotland's predictive climate: cold, or even colder) even though when I get there it's winter and only like 13 degrees apparently. Yay. I have a pile of medication I am taking in case of any tropical diseases or conditions along with like 6 months' worth of antihistamines that the chemist looked a bit shocked at when I gave her the prescription slip.
Also since it's such a big part of my life right now I thought I'd mention our massive to-do list stuck up on the wall. I can't wait for the moment I can tear it down and it'll be gone forever. It is genuinely the bane of my life right now.
Yep, so to get more to the point, in less than 3 days I'll be in Madrid airport waiting for our connection flight to Lima. Tonight will be my 3rd last sleep in my own bed before I come back to Scotland next August. Tonight was my last homemade meal eaten at home with my family. I won't see any of my friends until this time next year. It's so strange to think that so much of my spare time this past year has been spent working towards this, and now it's here I can't quite believe it. It sometimes just hits me that I am actually going away and it's not just something in the distant future any more. It was truly horrible saying goodbye to my best friend Rachael and I'm dreading when I have to say goodbye to my parents and sister on Sunday.
Talking of goodbyes, I had my leaving party last Saturday which was really great fun and a lovely send off for me! I was so close to getting emotional but I stopped myself as that would no doubt have been embarrassing for all....
I'm currently sorting out photos to take with me and i have way, WAY too many. Like, I'm talking 200. How on earth will I ever find space for this?! My rucksack is already bursting at the seams and even though I'm so close to being finished (how did that even happen?!) I still have 2 books plus other stuff to try to pack in which is going to be an impossible task.
Anyway adios for now as I have many other more useful things I really should be doing right now. This will likely be my last post before I get to Peru (wow, scary) so see you there!!
Heather <3
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