Countdown: 30 DAYS!!!

So, I still don't have a host family, but I am hopeful! I will probably get a welcoming family then when I'm actually in Germany I will be assigned a family. So, I am pretty nervous for my 2 day orientation in Washington, DC. That's when I have to say goodbye to my family. I'm sure it will be fine but you know, it's kinda nerve wracking. "See you in a year!" not exactly what you want to say to your family, or friends for that matter. But I'm ready. I've been sort of mentally preparing myself. Getting everything ready, planning as much as I can, making lists of things to bring. It's just hard not knowing where you will be living for the next year. I don't know if I need to bring snow boots! ahhhhh!!! But I want to take a chance, live my life, do something different! It's time to challenge myself, and this is the perfect way.