Just got to Dallas! Managed to switch my seat from a middle seat to an aisle seat - much appreciated for a 17 hr flight!! Exchanged some currency for Thai Baht and Hong Kong Dollars since I have a 4 hr layover in HK, figured I'd probably wanna buy something - definitely food! Just finished my breakfast, McDonalds of course! Last American meal for a while :) I was gunna sit here and wait for my game to download but now I just heard that there are two other KEI people over by the gate that I should go meet! So that's life so far. Still so surreal!!! P.S. I leave Dallas in 3 hours!... read more

It's 1:10am in Louisville, KY and I leave for Thailand in T-5 hours. I'm basically packed except for a few toiletries and my computer and stuff. My backpack is going to be so heavy tomorrow... Well, really it's today, and I'm not even sure if I'm going to get any sleep tonight. I keep thinking I'm tired and then I think about sleep and I get knots in my stomach and my eyes pop open. I am so absolutely terrified, but more than excited to be going to Thailand! I just don't even know what to think. Earlier today I had a panic moment because I didn't feel prepared enough to go on this journey, but then I remembered that no matter what I do, I will never be prepared enough. There is no way to ... read more