* 8 weeks *

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€$£: 6
OAP: 3.5


The exciting tones of Chicane’s Poppiholla (recommended by Tillo) adds hope to my thoughts which have been leaning more towards the “worry” end of the meter for the last few days. Not that I have much to worry about, I just can’t help but think that things might not go as planned. Even though talking to my sister Sarah has reassured me that it’s absolutely normal to worry, and that the second I realize I’m downtown Rome, nothing will matter!


The last week has been interesting in terms of couchsurfing. I haven’t yet found a host, however, a couple of amazing potential hosts have asked me to re-write to them again a little closer to my leaving time because it is too early for them to figure out what their plans are for December yet. They also attached their phone numbers so that I call them anyway once I’m there and hopefully we’ll get to hang out!


Over the weekend, I’ve officially picked the 2 pieces of luggage I will be travelling with; I have my Denmark luggage and my Italy Luggage. I’m allowed to have 20 KGs in each. Believe it or not, the Denmark luggage already has 15 KGs in it because the plan is that I take a Barbie doll house for my niece (this Barbie doll house was my sister’s and I when we were growing up and now we feel it is time to pass it on) the other 5 KGs will definitely be spend on gifts for the other niece and nephew, my sister and her husband.


As per the Italy bag, I have a general idea of what I want to take but it is all things that I’m still using, closer to my travel date, I will look into everything and decide what I need to do in terms of electronics and such (because their system is different than ours). My sister Sarah said she’ll put together my travel make up set, so that takes one thing off of my load!


I’m just terribly excited because 8 weeks from this moment, I’ll be on –inshallah- on an airplane, on my way. I don’t know how to describe the feeling, other than I really hope each and every one of you can one day feel this way about something they love and been wanting to do.


Thanks for reading,
I’m out
NWT


p.s: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC40_p9eG8w