This is my first time out of the country, so I am very excited about being able to go to South America and getting a stamp in my passport. This plane ride will also be the longest plane ride I’ve ever been on. The preparation of packing for this trip started on Tuesday afternoon, I rummaged through all of my clothes, figuring out outfits for the nice weather. I found myself up at 3 am with an idea of what I should wear but nothing, truly packed. Wednesday I went to Target to shop for all of the extra things that I needed for the trip like travel size toothpaste etc. Thursday night, I actually packed, folded all of my clothes and double checked my suitcase to make sure I had everything at around 4 am. For the past few days I haven’t been getting that much sleep, so I was hoping that during our 9 hour flight from Dallas to Santiago I’m asleep.
So preparing for this trip hasn’t been bad at all but I’m currently at Gate 25 waiting to board the plane. I’m also extremely tired, so it probably explains why I ordered the wrong type of pretzels for my friend at Auntie Ann’s while I was doing food run. But it’s about 16 min before the plane departs so, currently I am excited, tired and optimistic about what I will see in Santiago. I am also really excited to see the homes and ocean in Valparaiso, the view of the Andes Mountains and I really want to go to Cerro Santa Lucía.