I Leave In Six Weeks!

The panic is setting in.... I think. I am not sure if it is real panic, or if it is just a little bit of anxiety about having to get things done. You see, when I decided I would do this (way back in June last year), I decided that I would try and not plan too much. I would just book a one way ticket to London and see where the wind would take me. So, for the past eight months, I have had to just sit here in a state of complete and utter insecurity, not having any idea as to what would be going on in my life as of March 2006. Its been a hard, mentally exhausting road, but now with six weeks to go, I have to at least plan SOME things. Here is the long list of things that I need to do:

• Finalise payment of air ticket;
• Finalise selling of car (i think i have a potential buyer! Yay!)
• Buy travel insurance;
• Ensure this year's tax return is lodged;
• Send my extra bag of stuff over via ship;
• Get to the doctors and get jabbed with as many needles as possible;
• Organise power of attorneys to operate bank accounts etc in case of emergency;
• Notify relevant banks & organisations of power of attorney;
• Gather up documentation to take with me - bank statements, copies of visa and passport, copies of professional qualifications, academics and certificates;
• Update resume;
• Get International Student Identification Card;
• Inform Department of Foreign Affairs of my travel plans (albeit still very sketchy);

So. Its actually happening. In six weeks time, my life is going to dramatically change and its been all my doing - its been my conscious decision to sell up everything i own, to give up my job, to sell my beautiful car, and to say goodbye to those people that I love the most, in order to explore the world.

How bloody exciting!