Almost Here

I cannot believe in a week I will by flying over that small pond which separates home from Oxford. It really seems like it wasn't that long ago that I was sitting in the Corum, thinking about what I was going to do with the rest of my time in college and feeling like I desperately needed an adventure. I just wanted to explore someplace new. Go somewhere far away and do something exciting.

A year later I'm packing to do just that. I feel like I'm trapped between three worlds. The first is Grand Rapids, Cornerstone, and the wonderful life I lead there. The friendships are rich and intimate. The number one reason I love CU is the community on campus. The second world is home, where I spend all my time working and making money for the upcoming school semester. I live at home with my parents, which can be an adventure in itself, and I see my sisters and brothers. Each member of my family is as different as night and day. Yet, there is so much of us that's the same.

And the third of my worlds. That's the unknown. The third world is Oxford and everything I hope and fear it holds. I fly in 7 days. I arrive in the UK in 14. And Oxford orientation begins in 17 days. The next few weeks are going to fly by!