On the plane....

Although I am posting this now, I wrote this on the plane ride from Chicago to Amsterdam:

The plane ride is going smoothly so far.  We currently have about 4.5 hours left of the flight.  We have had dinner already.  I had some chicken with rice and a salad.  There are a bunch of movies available to watch on the plane, and so far I have watched Pocahontas (it made me relive my youth!).  Right after the plane took off from the runway, I opened the notebook of messages and letters that people wrote for me.  It was very comforting to read all of the messages of good luck, advice, and prayers.  I am blessed to have so many awesome people in my life.  The plane ride has been hard knowing that I won’t see anyone for 3.5 months, but I know that this will be an amazing experience.  I am very scared for what lies ahead, and waiting in the airport for my plane to leave sucked.  I have a pit in my stomach, but know that that pit will go away once I get adjusted to life in Rome.  I once read a quote in a picture frame that stated, “Faith is believing in something when common sense tells you not to”.  I believe I took a leap of faith today and for these next 3.5 months because I am scared to death and my body and mind keep telling me to hightail it back to the United States, but my heart tells me that this is what I am meant to be doing right now.  I am so scared, but so excited.