Seeing as I only gave myself 4 weeks to plan this trip, it’s quite fantastic that I was actually able to get a visa and everything sorted in time.
For the 4 weeks prior to me getting on the plane I wasn’t AT ALL nervous, which appeared to bother both my parents. I certainly felt some butterflies when I arrived at Heathrow Airport though!!
But as soon as they take your bag and you cross ‘to the other side’, any worries simply disappear. It’s at this point you realise an adventure is about to take place. Whether it turns out to be a pleasant one or not is completely irrelevant. It will still end up being a part of my life which I will never forget…I just know it!