Pre-departure night.
May 22nd 2009 Tomorrow begins my journey to Morocco. Today has been goodbyes and packing. At this point, I am so close to departure that I am ready to dive in. Nervous, yes: prepared, maybe: ready to speak nothing but French for 6 weeks, we'll find out soon enough. I've got my clothes, books, and electronics and from here I just follow directions. Tomorrow, I drive with my dad to NY, where I'll fly from JFK
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