The day had finally arrived! It was strange that I didn’t start to feel reallyexcited until about a week before I left, even though I had booked my trip months in advance. I woke up at about 3 am, and immediately had butterflies in my stomach. I was so nervous! I couldn’t believe that I was off to Europe alone, and it felt very strange. I was worried about getting homesick, but I knew two weeks would fly by. I got ready, packed my remaining items, and my parents and sister drove me from our home in Duncan to the ferry terminal in Nanaimo. I live on an island on the west coast of B.C., and basically any flights from Victoria (the main city) are ridiculously expensive, so it was cheaper to travel by land (and
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