My Last Few Hours In America

Tonight at 8 o'clock I am driving with my mom to JFK airport.  I have a flight to Paris at 1 am Sunday morning, and I will be there until December 14th.  

I just did the final zipping up of my bags, heaved them over my shoulder to make sure I was strong enough to carry them, and put on my airplane-friendly outfit, which consists of a hooded sweatshirt, stretch pants and chuck taylors.  

My parents gave me a surprise present this morning: a digital camera! Yessss.

The camera we have now is the size of a brick and loses power after you take ten pictures.  The other camera I normally use is on my iPhone, which I must leave behind (tear) because the roaming charges would be astronomical.  So I'd say this was a necessary gift.

My mom is trying to stay glued to my side for as long as possible, and currently she is trying to figure out how she can get past security at the airport so she can sit at the gate with me.  Of course, this is giving me a heart attack because I wish she would just leave me alone.  I am 20 YEARS OLD after all.  I doubt any other moms are going to be sitting at the gate with their kid. (I know your reading this, mom.  EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE.)

So, I guess my next post will be from Paris...AAHHH!!