Now I am seriously realizing what is about to happen in three days. I am moving to the United States of America, for a year!! These last days will be all about preparing for departure. For example I really need to start packing…

Soon my host mum will call me and check if everything is alright. And after that I am going to a going-away-dinner with my dad, his girlfriend and my brother. Don’t know where yet, but it will be nice.

Yesterday I said goodbye to my gym and the beach volleyball hall. Two workouts in one day and you know you are alive! I thought I wanted to work out some more before leaving, but with this muscle soreness I don’t think so. It was fun playing beach volleyball one last time here in Sweden, no sun or wind to disturb me indoor. But I think I’m going to prefer playing on the Californian beach next year :).

Time just flies by. It’s kind of ridiculous that I only have four days left in this cold and wet country. I still have a hard time believing all this is true.

Anyway, today I finally started packing. For a month now I’ve had a box where I’ve put stuff I wanted to bring along, and today I sorted out what I want to have in my hand luggage and my check-in luggage. It’s a start, a small one, but still a start!

Today I also tested to Skype with my youngest cousin. She is so adorable. I gave her parents my address in USA and I am hoping for a Swedish candy package sometime next year :).

A new year has arrived and I have high hopes on this one! In only six days I am on my way to New York and the au pair training school with a lot of other au pairs from around the world. On the 11th I will finally meet my host family in Carlsbad, CA. I can’t wait!

I wasn’t sure if I was going to start a blog. But after some thought I figured it would be good for my English. It was quite a while ago I studied it in school and since I am going to speak Swedish with my host family, this could be good practice.