in these months I didn't do a lot of things for the USA because there were nothing to do: I just signed the last documents and talked a lot with my host family. My host family and I have almost texted every day! They sent me a lot of pictures of what they were doing or visiting. We have skyped like 4 more times and after every call I was always super excited. Moreover, they sent me some packages with candies and chocolate. In the last package, there were three envelopes that says, 'open on the flight to...', so I had to read one envelope in every flight.
They are extremely nice and supportive!
Some countdowns that I wrote on my notebook during the waiting
- 98 days left and I couldn't wait to go to the USA (05/05/18)
- 49 days left and I started to be a little bit nervous, but the excitement was always more than the anxiety (06/23/18)
- 24 days left and I wrote on my notebook: 'it's amazing, I'm anxious, panic, I'm super happy and I can't wait'. Those were my feelings, they would change in a second. I think I became a bit moody in the last month of waiting😂 (07/18/18)
- 13 days left and I still couldn't relize it, but I was starting to think about it as a 'real' things that would happen in less than two weeks. I started to do the list for the suitcases and to do the suitcases: I just took all of my clothes out of the wardrobe and put them on my sister's bedroom because she wasn't at home that week. In addition, I skyped with my host family for the last time and, as every call, I got super excited! (07/29/18)
- 12 days left and I wrote on my notebook: 'I want that August 11th arrives and I want to be on that plane that goes to Bloomington'. That day I was definitely sure on what I wanted (07/30/18)
- 8 days left and I finally started to realize what I am gonna do. I think I felt all the feelings that exist (and that don't) in the world in those days. I was happy but sad, I was excited but nervous,... (08/03/18)
I don't know how to finish this post because I don't know anything in this period, everything is just new, wonderful, but also scary. So that, I will only add some photos that my host family have sent me.
The dogs under the sun.
Eatster!
In Washington D.C.
Scuba diving.
My hparents!
On the cruise.