Tomorrow night my sixth semester begins. It begins a month later than all previous semesters and with some noticeable changes. The car is not packed, there was no goodbye Sunday roast dinner, and there will be no Matt Mellin hug waiting for me upon my arrival. Instead of my usual pre-semester rituals, I have been patiently waiting while on the longest winter break of my life. I have been waiting in anticipation of my five month European adventure. Packing my life into two TSA approved bags has proved more challenging than most of my exams, but tomorrow the challenge will pay off. Arriving in Dublin will finally make this feel real (I hope!). After a long, overnight flight I will be in the city of Guinness and roast potatoes kicking off the European adventure I have been waiting for.
Here's to being on the other side of the Atlantic. Ready or not, Europe, here I come.
