7 days until departure. I've been spending the past week or so saying good-bye to my family, friends, family friends, and uh, former AP European History teachers (be jealous). I will miss tea dates at Starbucks, lazy afternoons at Cedar St. pool,  and of course, crazy nights playing Balderdash (again, be jealous). 

So Long, Farewell, Auf Weidershen, Adieu

Aside from that, as I prepare to pack, I am realizing just how much STUFF I use on a daily basis. I swear I could stock a small pharmacy/cosmetics store with all of the products that I use-- creams, lotions, and potions in bottles of every shape and size. Products with names like "Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer." To be honest, I'm not even sure what a foundation primer is. What I do know is it is an integral part of my morning routine. How am I going to fit three and a half months' worth of this stuff into my suitcase and still have room for clothes and shoes???