6 MORE DAYS and I head for the Bahamas! I'm feeling scared, excited, nervous, and anxious, among other things. My 4 page checklist is almost completely checked off! The mess in my room is slowly getting packed into two huge suitcases. Thanks goodness for packsaver vacuum bags!! I have nightmares of forgetting crucial things, like prescriptions, and find myself remembering to pack random things at the oddest moments, like when almost falling asleep! But all the work and anticipation is slowly becoming REAL. I've been reading tons of message boards and learning alot from alumni, which reassures me. Kristin and I will meet at LAX at 9pm on the night of the 20th and hopefully sleep all the way to Atlanta but I'm sure the excitement will keep us up!

I hope Nassau can handle 600 college students about to embark on a journey of a lifetime... we'll find out!