It’s about two weeks before I will travel to Europe for the first time, and I had the strangest dream last night. I dreamt that I was away on my trip in Europe and instead of taking a tour bus – we were parachuting out of planes, and swimming through muddy rivers to get to our next location. But no one, including the Contiki Tour guides told us about these adventures ahead of time.

What does this all mean? Well, certainly I was letting my anxiety and the feeling of unpreparedness get the best of me. So I figured I better get packing and tie up any loose ends before leaving for my trip.

Looking back, I don’t know why I didn’t study abroad for a semester. And I’m not quite [Continue Reading...]