Leaving

So right now I am sitting in IT waiting for my I touch to sync with my computer after I was unable to open windows for week. The colour of the print is roughly the colour of my Pac Rim t-shirt that I am wearing right now. I decided that this would be the perfect time to reflect on my trip!!! I am leaving TOMORROW!!! It seems so soon and suddenly it hits me that maybe I am not ready to leave. Don't get me wrong I am so excited but at the same time I have my apprehensions because of all the things I am going to miss this semester. I will miss my friends and my family, and I feel overwhelmed. At the same time I am so excited because I am getting to know new people and discovering that I am going to have an awesome time getting to know these people. I am traveling around the world being as far away from home as humanly possible (well at least on Earth), with 25 other people most of whom I didn't know existed 8 months before. I am going to get to know more of God's creation than any other member of my family. WOW!!! I know that this semester I am going to grow mentally and spiritually and I am going to get to grow with other people and see where they are growing. I am hoping that with God's help and the help of the other people that I will be able to show His light to others who do not know Him, and even to those who do but maybe are a little down. In chapel today the speaker was talking about how each one of us is going to be someone that is needed for someone else. (ok so I don't say it quite as gracefully as the speaker did but it was a very good point). This kind of makes me wonder what God has planned for me and whose life I am going to be affecting. This makes me happy but scared because I want to be the best influence that I can to others and maybe that means that I have to step outside of my comfort zone and become more than I know I am capable of being. Maybe it will be one of my host families, I am going to have one in China, Japan and New Zealand, or maybe it will just be one of the members of my team. There are so many unknowns that scare me but this semester I am going on the most incredible ride that I just need to have faith that God will guide me where I need to be. There is so much that I need to do today but I know that it will not be done but it is okay, it is not all that important to get done well I really do have to do one thing but it will not take long so I am not too worried. Sorry for the rambling but this is what came to my head in no logical order. I know that this will be an amazing trip and I am anxious to get going. If you want to stay on my journey with me I will try and update often.