With only 48 hours until my flight leaves for London, I can feel a slight twinge of anxiety creeping within me. I am not nervous about flying - I have certainly done that enough in my life. I am also surprisingly at ease with being so far from home for such a long time. While Gainesville may actually be closer to home, it's remote locale makes it feel as if it were actually a world away. London seems much easier to access. Actually, I am quite anxious about making friends. Most people would probably be shocked to hear that I am fearful about meeting my fellow program participants given my relentless talkative nature, but my better friends know that I take my friendships very seriously. I just want to meet people that I really clique with and people that understand my sometimes quirky tendencies. Four months is a long time to be alone after all. I guess only time will tell...
For now, I will comfort myself with the thought that my peers are likely just as eager to meet like-minded people as well.
