My eldest sister gave me this incredibly cute card when she was visiting last weekend. I don't know when I'll see her next (living in different cities doesn't help) so I was a bit sad when she left to go home. It's really strange to be thinking about how I won't see people who matter for such a long time... but I love that she did something as sweet as this, as well, and that wouldn't have happened if I wasn't leaving. So, thankyou.
The other thing that has taken up a great deal of time in the past day or so is getting all my electrical gear organised. I'm taking my camera, which runs on 4x AA batteries, so this rather flimsy Ikea charger has been helping me thieve all of Dad's rechargeable sets. Granted, Dad is doing his best to make sure I have everything I need, so he's more than happy to part with them. I'm more than happy too, seeing as how they cost $20!
Computer cables have been sorted, cable tied, and have joined my backup hard drive and cd burner in the laptop bag. M's German textbook has been herded into my backpack with my only set of gloves and a German phrasebook, for study on the plane. My beloved Lonely Planet Guide ("Europe on a Shoestring") is in there as well; between the books and the camera, it's going to be a hefty backpack.
All my documents are sitting, waiting patiently on a shelf, with my passport resting on top. My suitcase is bulging (I'll have to do something about that) and the smaller bag I have is waiting for the last-minute packing of Summer clothes and underwear; things that I'm still using, basically. Today I'm going to the city in order to buy some adaptors for European power points so that I can take my hairdryer and other 'necessities' - and that's what it all comes down to. What do I most want to take, or least want to leave behind? Most of my clothes are coming, simply because I know the winter will be a huge shock to my system. But I'm trying to be practical. Trying...
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