Packing for your trip is just one of the things you need to do before you go on a big trip. Putting your life on hold here requires quitting your job, giving away old clothes and saying goodbye to the people who have been your everything since you can remember. I have already packed up my winter clothes into suitcase 1, thought about which clothes to donate to the younger sister and not even attempted to think about goodbyes yet. I will also need to go to a few more rotary meetings to say goodbye to the influential people who have prepared me for my journey. This week I went with Ervanny to her last Tigard Rotary meeting before she left for Busan, Korea. This girl has been with me though the whole selection process and has been an amazing support so it was sad and surreal to see her go. It also made me realize how close it will be until my departure day comes! I’m just enjoying my last 19 days in Oregon by taking them one day at a time, which has been working pretty well so far.
Another necessity for my trip has been getting my student visa. This required a day trip to San Francisco to go to the French Consulate with the group of west coast outbounds! I got to meet some of the others who will be representing the United States in France next year. We all went to a French restaurant and ate escargot along with our lunch. After that, we went to the consulate and turned in documents and had our personal interview. Everyone survived and then we walked around San Francisco for a bit. I stopped by the birthplace of the most amazing mascara on the planet and then went with Alexa to this high end store that I don’t remember the name of. After that we wandered around in Chinatown before taking the BART back to the airport. I was so tired after waking up at 4 in the morning so I passed out, face flat on the floor, in the middle of the gate. Thank god my amazing travel buddies woke me up to get back on the plane. While we took off it occurred to me the next time a plane takes off with me on it, my adventure begins and I will be officially and inbound!
“Doing something weird” in Chinatown. The Northwest baes were so fun to travel with I can’t wait for the long flight to France!
Everyone looked so cute and I was wearing my airport clothes with a blazer to make it a little more classy.
Sorry Nathan I had to! I could not stop laughing when he was getting his VISA picture I can’t wait to see how it turns out :P
Posing with the benefit mannequin just before we left San Fran. Sorry not sorry to the group for going there so many times!
Action shot singing on the BART
One of the prettiest sunsets and my entertainment for the first part of the flight.
Last week’s Rotary meeting with our beautiful flag, ps I turned blonde.
Throwback to the first rotary meeting ever. I was a little intimidated short term exchange wanna be with my Tigard girls Courtney and Ervanny. Good luck to you Ervanny in Korea! Sounds like you are already having a blast. Courtney will be leaving soon.
A+ (À la prochaine)
Hannah
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