and she's off!

so this is my last post from san francisco...

in approximately 3 hours i will begin my journey to new zealand... my flight leaves at 7, so i'm going to try to get to the airport by 4 just to be safe. i still have some packing to do, but i think i'm pretty ready. i'm woke up nervous this morning, i've been feeling very restless and ready to go for the past couple days, but now as it gets closer to the time of departure i'm starting to get the butterflies. i remember when i left for ecuador last year, i was never really nervous so much as curious, and thats mostly how i feel at the moment. but it was far easier arriving to ecuador knowing i had a built-in support system all ready to go as soon as i got there, being part of a program and having a host family pick me up at the airport... with new zealand its far more independent and unknown, which is exciting and scary at the same time. i've already booked my spot at the auckland YHA for the first two nights, and its a pretty easy transfer system from the airport. so the first stop is looking pretty simple.

i've really had a great time in san francisco, it was nice to see the bro and meet his roommates, three really awesome girls who took me out on the town and made me feel at home. san fran's a really cool city, i could definitly see myself here sometime in the future... we'll see. great weather, lots of fun, good food, etc etc. it'll be nice to stopover again on the way back in april/mayish. but for now i'm definitly ready to be on my way and get this whole nz adventure started.

off to pack some more and take deep breaths...