My Journey to Italia

Flying Around the World

September 4, 2006

Well I’m here on the airplane to Ohio writing my first blog post. I don't really know what to say yet. I'm kind of excited, but at the same time terrified! Nothing has really hit me yet and I wonder if it will when we land in Rome. I keep thinking about how everybody looked when I walked through the security gate at LAX. I kind of want to cry but am holding it back. I think I'm going to miss everybody a lot. I wish everyone where here to enjoy the plane with me. They're playing a really bad movie, "Just My Luck" with Lindsay Lohan, and I can't quite force myself to watch it. Everybody I’m traveling with is really nice. Cecilia is a very petite Hispanic girl in her fifth year at UCI as a Criminology major. Mike is a fourth year Biological Sciences major. Bao a fifth year and Amy a third year like me. Cecilia and Mike seem fine with traveling; they're the most excited. Bao and Amy are more like me. They were like "ok, time to go home" as we were leaving. I know they're excited but I understand exactly how they feel. As much as I want to stay home though, I also think I need to do this. I think it really will be a good experience and like I’ve said, hopefully I will learn to relax more and be more confident with my decisions. I'd like to get rid of the "should haves." I love you all. And will see you soon. Ciao!

posted by Madeline Faye @ 1:18 PM