Two Weeks to Departure...

Today was my goodbye party put on by my sponsoring Rotary district. I got to meet students who just got back from their exchange, and hear their stories about how this program has changed their life and who they are. It's crazy to think that in just two weeks I'll be starting my own journey. I can't believe how quickly the time has flown by. I will miss all of my friends and family here, as well as all of the amazing dedicated Rotary staff of my district, but I'm so excited to begin this adventure and see where it takes me.

I started packing for my trip the other day, and realized that packing up my life for an entire year isn't exactly easy. I will probably have to unpack and reconsider what I'm planning to bring with me. As of right now I am planning to take a carry-on, a back pack, and check one piece of luggage. I will probably have to buy another suitcase while I'm there to bring everything back, but we'll see what happens.

Being the deeply sentimental person that I am, one of my favorite things that Rotary does is exchanging pins. Each Rotary district has their own pin which they give to exchange students to give to one another on their exchange. The students put these on their Rotary blazers, and by the end of the year most have their blazers completely filled with pins given to them from people all over the world! At the moment, my blazer is looking a little sparse, but I am looking forward to filling it up with pins from around the world.

I'm going to start doing a "Danish Word of the Day," so you can learn a bit of Danish alongside me!:) So, the Danish word of the day is:

spændende: exciting