Today's the day! Four months of clothes and belongings are packed into two suitcases, and I'm ready to head off to the airport! Even though I've gone abroad before, I cant help but still feel nervous and a bit scared. It's always difficult leaving your family, friends, and, of course, your animals. However, I love challenging myself, so I really am more excited than nervous or scared.
I think what scares me the most is the fact that Irbid, the city in Jordan where I will be, is only 30 miles from the Syrian border. While Jordan is, for the most part, a very stable country, there has been a great influx of Syrian refugees migrating to the refugee camps in northern Jordan, and this could eventually become a problem.
Other than that, I am so very excited for this adventure to start! In two days (I will actually arrive in Jordan on Thursday) I will be in a new and foreign country in which I know very little about. I will have to get used to a whole new culture and learn a new way of life. Call me crazy, but that is what I live for.
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