Monday, August 18, 2008

Delta 7766 SMF to LAX

God is so good! I get to go to Europe today! Right now I'm sitting in Sacramento airport waiting for my flight to LA where I will meet my group to head to Scotland! I can't believe I'm actually leaving right now. I'm so excited I didn't even sleep last night... My bag weighs exactly 45 lbs which is the limit for European airlines... close one! I spent my last couple days with my family in Pilot Hill and playing Taboo with friends which is the best way to spend the last weekend in the country :)

The rest of my time in Hawaii was amazing. My mom and I went to a gorgeous sunrise at Kailua beach and another day we drove my stepdad's convertible along the coast from the south shore to North Shore for sunset (Waimea Bay!). We made sure to eat some yummy shave ice at Matsumoto's in Haleiwa. My last day, I took Riley to Kailua beach for a jog and some boogy boarding- he just barked the whole time. I was hoping to see Obama jogging on the beach too but we had no such luck.

I just signed up for a service called iPass (thanks Shane!) that costs $45/month and allows you to connect to any wifi signal around the world. That means I'll have internet access in my hotels and cafes without paying 10 euros/hr! I'll be on Skype more, so add my name: katherine.sara and we can talk.

After completing a long to do list and months of anticipation, it is more than surreal to be sitting, waiting, wishing for my European expedition. Keep it real USA!

1 comment:

drlcsw said...

Hi Katherine,

We all already miss you - it was special to spend so much time with you the past few week. How exciting, though, that you are doing a semester in Europe ( and that we will see you in just a few days at Dan's wedding).

Love, Dad