Well, today's the day I leave. It still hasn't totally set in yet that I'm going to be on the other side of the globe for 6.5 months. Maybe when I'm boarding the plane it will start to feel more real. Last night I got to experience the joys of packing and charging electronics. Now I just have to keep running a list through my mind to make sure I got everything. Not exactly easy to get what you forgot when you're down there. I've also been trying to decide if I want to take my physics textbook with me. It's big and bulky, making it inconvenient to hold or put in a carry on. I have the online e-text, but I will be without any Internet connection until around this time next week. Maybe I should leave behind a few A Song of Ice and Fire books in favor of reading about magnetic flux and Ampere's law on the plane.
In terms of last minute preparations for today (aside from packing and deciding on if I really want to read about physical phenomena on a plane), I only have a couple of things left to do. Right now I'm running system scans on my laptop to make sure it's virus-free and safe to join a government network. After, I have to make sure that I have all of the PowerPoints from my classes downloaded to their folders so that I'll have access. Who knows how long it would take to download each one at the station. Better to be safe than sorry. Of course the most important of all is to enjoy my peanut butter while I still have it. I'm sure (or hoping?) that the station will have some jars down there, but who's to guarantee it's the kind I like? Peanut butter is serious business, you know.
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