If I wasn't buried alive in clothes and packing essentials then I would start this blog off right with a witty "welcome to the blog world" to myself. However, all my brain power is currently occupied between packing for two separate trips and pouring over as much pre-internship info as I can so I'm tossing it out the window and getting right to it!
It's about 36 hours until departure right now which means, being the chronic over-packer that I am, I have 36 hours to unnecessarily cram more clothes into my stuffed suitcase. Packing for an internship at the New Lanark Mill and then packing for a trip where I'm constantly on the move and only carrying a backpack is, to no one's surprise, pretty awful. Luckily, there are humans inhabiting the European continent which means anything my little heart desires can most likely be found over there.
I'm not looking forward to attempting to fight off jet lag, but as long as I don't have the seat next to the bathroom (my previous international flight experience) then I'm hopeful that I'll survive it. I've also been nervous about the amount of rain I'll encounter while in Scotland and have even been told by friends: "your hair isn't gonna make it". But I purchased a fabulous raincoat and it successfully covers my lions mane so I'm just a regular old problem solver.
I've been asked about my upcoming travels so many times, especially now that I'm back in my hometown for a few days, that when I tell people about it, I come off nonchalant like this is an average summer... when really I'm just holding back the urge to swing people around and sing about how excited I am. I'm so grateful that my school, the University of Southern Indiana, has opportunities available for their students such as this internship program. With their help and support, along with guidance and knowledge from my co-workers at the Visitor Center in New Harmony, IN, I'm feeling prepared and honored to embark on this journey and thankful to have so many cheerleaders back in the states.
Watch for more posts which will include more photos and less nervous rambling!
Cheers!
TGT
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