Update Much?

Alright, alright, I'll update. Without school, I seem to have forgotten how to make a deadline. It's been a while, so I've made a lot of progress. I am now booked for two flights on February 7th, one from Dayton to Dallas to San Francisco, and the second from San Francisco to Melbourne. I'll be in the air for a total of about 26 hours. I invested in an MP3 player and I am in the process of beefing up my music collection for the flight. Since I am going west I'll kind of be moving forward in time, so I'll get there on the 9th. The strangest will be the flight back, when I leave Melbourne at around noon, and get to Honolulu earlier than I left.

As for housing, I decided that I am going to stay at Carlton Central Accommodation. I couldn't really find anything else online, so it's better that I get a room now than be stuck without one when I get there. I have to stay for at least 4 weeks, but I can leave after that if I find something better. There are shared amenities, so it's cheap. The bottom floor of the building is a hotel for people visiting for a short period of time, and the top floor is strictly for student housing. When you get the room, you get a key card that allows you to use the elevator and open the door to the stairwell. I've been researching the area around the hotel, and it seems to be right in the city center. It is also right on the water. The beach isn't more than a 3 minute walk away, and there is a park on the nearby coast as well. I'll have to take a 15 minute bus ride to school everyday, so I'll probably be hanging out on campus a lot. There is also a hockey rink about 5 minutes away.

I am 15 days away from leaving, and it honestly hasn't hit me yet. I'm not nervous, but I am a little scared. The only thing I really think about is the fact that I'll have to buy and cook my own food. Other than that, living by myself doesn't scare me much yet. I'm more worried about not knowing what to do at the airport or losing something important while travelling. I know that about 2 days before I leave I'll start to get really jittery and nervous.

Sorry about the slow update, and I promise I'll keep up with it more, especially when I start my travels. I will also update my profile, because I see that I have quite a few views. Also, expect to see some pictures, now that I've bought a memory card for my new camera.