Sunday, August 24 I was all packed and ready to go. Amy, Ty, Asher, Dan and Anna came to Mom and Dad’s for dinner, and I got to hang out and say my goodbyes to everyone. Surprisingly, there were no tears (at least that I know of) and it was easier than I thought it would be. I stayed up pretty late finishing petty things and reflecting a lot. Monday, August 25 Mom and I left home for Minneapolis at 5:45 am for my 12:15 pm flight. The airlines say to be 3 hours early for international flights, so we were. We had no trouble, though, and just hung out until I had to go through security. The first leg of my flight was to Philadelphia, and then from Philadelphia to Madrid. Tuesday, August 26 I
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