London Calling

I'm in London! At this very second to be exact I'm in some shady internet cafe located in the basement of some Indian family's convenience store. They seem very kind though. Anyway I don't have my adapter for the UK with me so I don't think I'll be able to plug in my laptop in the hotel...I'll have to wait until I get to St. Pete tomorrow or settled in the next day. I have so many amazing and wonderful stories to share already with you all. I've been gone less than 72 hours and I'm already having the time of my life. My 1£ of internet time allowance is running out so I have to go but I'll be writing again very soon.

All my love,
Rachel

3 Weeks!

There's about 3 weeks left until I leave...I'm SO excited! My aunt Ana gave me my first Russian lesson today and tomorrow I apply for my loan (crosses fingers). I also find out soon if I won that Northface/Brickfish contest. ::claps hands::

For some reason, you ended up at my blog...

...I don't know whether to congratulate you or apologize. We're all in for a wild ride for the next 2 years as I travel all over the world. I'm so excited that everyone reading is sharing this experience with me!

So, you either ended up at my blog because the Chapman website has ultimately lead you here, Google is crazy, or you already read my other blog. Whatever you're doing here, I hope you enjoy my infrequent musings about life, love, faith, and my travels.

Shall we begin?

Item 1 of business: the name of this blog comes from my most FAVORITE book in the entire universe by Dr. Seuss. I thought it appropriate.

Item 2 of business: Let's list the things I still have to do before I leave in 27 days...

-Learn some basic Russian (my Aunt Ana is going to help me...she's from Perm, Russia)
-register my trip with the government
-get my state ID
-pay my sorority dues
-buy clothes
-order a new battery for my laptop
-go to 5 different doctors
-send a billion emails
-order my ISIC and hostile ID cards
-PACK!!!

I'm sure there's more but these are the things weighing heavy on my mind at the moment. I may already have it on my list but any suggestions as to what I should do before I leave are warmly welcomed.

Until next time!
-Ray