15 days, 14 hours, 43 minutes and 56 seconds....

Not long at all until I leave!!

I finally calmed down from being stressed out, to just being excited. Seriously, I am constantly excited - from the minute I woke up this morning I was thinking about it and feeling all restless. But, even though its exhausting, being restless from excitement is better than feeling stressed and like I was going to burst into tears at any moment, which is how I was feeling a couple of weeks ago. I was a bit afraid of the trip, being alone, and what if everything didn't work out? But I finally remembered, or God reminded me, that I am never alone!

And so now I am just looking forward to whatever this amazing opportunity holds for me.

I have already booked a weekend trip to London as the further ahead you book the bus fares the cheaper it is - it's only costing me the equivalent of about $5 to travel by coach from Leeds to London (and back).

While I'm there I've got a couple of day trips to see Bath, Stonehenge, the Cotswolds, Oxford, Warwick Castle and Stratford-upon-Avon (Shakespeare's home) - so for a History enthusiast like me it is the perfect weekend. I'm also going to see 'Comedy of Errors' performed at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre (standing in the yard for the authentic poor person's experience Can't wait!!!