I Can't Believe A Year Went By So Fast

It's crazy to me that just a year a go I was considering youth exchange and beginning to fill out endless hours of paperwork and applications. When I finally completed my first application I remember crying the night before I turned it in. My mom told me I didn't have to do this, but I knew that I wanted it more than anything and once I turned it in, I was not looking back. Ever since my life has been a whirlwind of emails, interviews, and overnighters. I've been preparing for this for a year now, with the help of my family and friends, the Rotarians, my host family, and of course, all the other exchangers, especially my Belgian sister Livy. Now with two days left in the U.S., I feel ready and so excited to start my year. Of course I've had butterflies off and on for the past week, but I know that it is my time to create this new chapter of my life that I've dreaming about since my sophomore year when Senora B told me I would lasso emus in Argentina. I've obviously changed my mind about Argentina and am heading to Spain to run with the bulls. Here goes!