Come at me, bro.

I have a feeling that the Weather God is conspiring against me.

For starters, about three-ish days ago there was an earthquake on the east coast. The epicenter of the earthquake was in Virginia, extremely close to Washington D.C. Incidentally, the same exact place I'll be in, in less that two weeks!

And now the entire east coast is waiting for this mother flippin' hurricane to arrive. If they delay our flight I think I'm going to have a seizure.

Anyhow, there are lots of things going on besides these weatherly mishaps.

For one, I actually made a list of things to do before I leave and I'm almost done! So far I've:

• bought my plane ticket to D.C.
• got my four passport photos (for residential permit)
• bought a travel kit thingy with toothpaste and stuff
• bought a light-weight towel so I can have it with me if I need it
• exchanged some dollars for euros ( have 100 euros)
• I have my debit card and credit card
• I went to the post office to find out about shipping and mailing to Germany
• And I finished packing!!!!

 I have like three things left to do. So if you're an extreme procrastinator like me, you would know what a great accomplishment this is. 

Now on to the host family bizz. My host sister still kinda intimidates me. But, (drumroll please) I HAVE SPOKEN TO MY HOST BROTHER!!!
Actually we only talked once because it seems he's not an avid facebook user. Either way, I was flipping out.

Another thing, my host mom insist that I don't pack a lot of things. She got me a coat! I don't know if it's going to fit me but that fact that she went out of her way to get me one is truly, truly amazing and something I find very touching.

Also, I went to the post office to see about shipping my guitar over but my host family has one! My host mom said its thirty years old and doesn't sound quite nice, but I'm sure that's only because it's not tuned. So, I won't have to pay to ship it over or check it in at the airport and risk it being damaged.

She told me that they've been fixing my room too! Unlike my last post where I was super emotional and stuff right now I'm pretty much really excited. I still can't fully accept that this is really going to happen. What an awesome feeling is.

Finally to close this off I have a serious note and funny one. The funny one is, my host mom tells me that the family is impatiently waiting for my arrival. And that the neighbors ask about me as well. Apparently my soon-to-be neighbors are really excited too, lol.

And the final note. As you might already have figured out or not. Music is really important to me. Every post save for one is concluded with a fragment of a song. So now that I won't be in the country I might not find as many songs but I will continue to my best ability. Also, with the song fragment I would like to add a link to youtube of the song it comes from. But, my taste in music may not be the same as yours so just as a warning I listen to rock, punk, alternative, metal-core, metal etc. So (if you're curious) for the sake of your ears, if by chance there is a song too loud/hardcore I will label the fragment/quote with an asterisk.

Many musical greetings through this lovely storm and as Gerard Way says, "Shut up and sing it with me." ;)

Song    <-----This video is pretty awesome. WATCH IT.

*Smack*

I half finished packing but that still in progress.
Recently I've felt as if my emotions are out of flare. It just hit me now that I won't be here for ten months and that there will be very many things that I will miss. I spoke to Gello and he told me he's been that way since August began...

I find myself dosing off a lot, waking up in the middle of the night, or looking at something and randomly thinking "I'm going to miss that." Oh well, though. I've been using music as my therapy and so far it's working.

"Wake up, to the sound of this time bomb!" -Dan Marsala

Ein Monat!

One month left!!!!
So the day is approaching ever so slowly because believe it or not I feel that this has been one of the longest summers ever! Probably because I just really want to be in Germany right now.

Anyway these days have been extremely hectic. Everything is between making sure people know I won't be here, to making sure I'll have everything I need, to last minute fund raising, and spending time with people I will miss.  So this blog post will probably be very long so I'm going to make it into a list.

• First off, about my host family. I spoke to them once more and again my host mama is super nice. She told me that once I arrive in Frankfurt they'll be waiting for me at the airport. She also told me that they have a moderate climate so that I probably won't be needing a lot of cold weather things. But then again, she's German, her cold meter is different from mine, so I'll have to check out the temperature online. 
• Next, I would like to mention that I started packing. There's a certain way to approach packing. Since I'll be away for 10 months and I can only carry 44lbs. I have to do some heartless packing. When you pack heartlessly, you only have your clothes and two words: necessary and unnecessary. That way I'll be taking what I need and not what I want and I'll stick to the limit. Besides, I'll be buying things in Germany if I need to. 
• Third, I told my family about me leaving. Only a few people knew and I just told the rest of them not so long ago. There were mixed reactions as you can imagine. Some freaked out and some were happy. My aunt and uncle were very happy that I was going and I was a little anxious about their reaction since their own daughter has been to China before and is there right now for working purposes. Also my cousin's wife (cousin in law?) knew about AFS because when she lived in Peru she dated an Australian AFSer, haha. 
• I am making bracelets! And I'm selling them a dollar each. I've made several and have some people who already are going to buy so, I think I'll be able to raise some money with this. If you'd like one, leave me a message and I'm sure we can figure something out or you could email me at flo-flo_mentsha@hotmail.com
• I realized not so long ago just how good AFS really is. When I first submitted my application for AFS I emphasized my passion for both art (music, writing, painting etc.) and language. When I say emphasized I mean it was everywhere. So, I was looking up my future school online and I noticed that it said that it specializes on music! I spazzed. 
• I have to fly over to Washington DC. Considering the time I have to be there and where I live in I could easily leave from three airports. Right now, it looks like I'll be leaving from JFK. 

Okey, so that's the end of my list. There's still a lot more to do. I have to finish packing, I have to buy a few more things that I need, and I need to get another physical done. This last month I'll have to set my nerves aside and make it a good one.

"You're barely sleeping, no longer dreaming." -Andy Biersack