The actual countdown begins - 29 days

It's difficult to count down to something when you have 30+ days to count, but now I have less than a month until I leave! I can hardly keep track of what day it is with my schedule being so.... free. I have absolutely NOTHING to do EVER so my internal clock is really confused. I don't think I have ever been this sedentary because all through high school and college I was jumping from one activity to the next with some breaks for homework, my jobs, and sleep in between. Now with all of my new-found free time I can daydream... and have nightmares about Venezuela. I haven't had any scary nightmares, just really weird ones so far. Like the time I dreamed I didn't pack anything except peanut butter. Or when I woke up believing that the walls in my apartment were melting because it was so hot. Or the one where I got held hostage in a luggage store when I was looking for the perfect suitcase to haul all of my stuff (ok, maybe that one was scary).

It's so bizarre to think about moving to a place I know so little about. I have my apartment assignment (two bedroom place all to myself!) and I know what grade I'm teaching and who the other second grade teacher is. I've even met another one of the new teachers because she lives near me in Wisconsin. Still I can't help but wonder about random things. What does my apartment look like? Will I be able to walk to a grocery store? Who are my neighbors? How much are they going to laugh when they find out some gringa who hardly speaks Spanish moved in next door? Haha I'm probably going to be laughing at myself so it's all good. And then there's everything about the school! How many students will I have? Are they all Venezuelan? What does my classroom look like? What books should I bring with me? It's a good thing I don't have real things to accomplish right now because I'm sure I wouldn't be able to focus on it anyway.

For now it's fun to daydream... the real work begins when I have to pack and ship my boxes in a couple of weeks!