Let the countdown begin...

Artist: The Starting Line
Song: This Ride
Lyric: "It says hold on and take this ride and set aside memories of all the times."

21 Days

As of today, I officially have 3 weeks until I am boarding a plane to London. It feels as though its still a ways away, but as it gets closer I start to realize how amazing of an opportunity this is. I mean how many times can I say that I lived in London and worked for a music label in England when I was 21-years-old. The answers obviously once, so I want to make sure that the experience doesn't blur over. Sometimes people have a tendency to just live through life and before they know it they look back and say "Wow, did I really do that?" "Did that really happen?" "It feels like so long ago!" I don't want to come back struggling to hold on to everything I saw and did. I want to say "Yea, I was there and I did this and I remember it vividly."

So... as the countdown begins I can't sit here and say that its really hit me yet. Everyone around me has been really supportive and enthusiastic about my trip. Especially Laura, but that's just the amazing, caring person that she is. I wouldn't be leaving her if I knew she couldn't handle it. She's going to learn and grow just as much as I am while I am gone. As for my friends, the ones that I can call friends, are the ones that I'll miss. The ones that make an effort to see how my journey is going, give the occasional drunken call despite the time difference and have been around for the highs and lows. They're the ones that are going to make this blog worth updating and writing to. Normally, I'd think spilling myself out to a website seems a little too "Emo" for my taste, but sharing my experience with all of them will be like bringing them along............ for the ride.