It's Tues. night close to around 11:30 and I'm all packed and ready to go. I got home last night at around 11:30 and was already pretty excited. Ernest, the new teacher, arrived last night and he shadowed me all day today. He seems pretty laid back, but then again he was pretty jet lagged. Anyhow, it's out of my hands. I'm out of here for the month, starting tomorrow morning. I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep well tonight. This last week has been so busy and almost every night for the last 4 or 5 nights, I've been waking up thinking about school and other things. Thankfully, all the open classes I had scheduled went pretty well and Ernest got here okay. After finishing today, it was hard to believe that I wouldn't be back for a month. I printed out my boarding passes and headed out the door with Clinton and thought that what ever happens in the next month really isn't at all in my hands. All I have left is to get up early tomorrow and catch the airport bus and then just a few planes. I didn't pack very much, but I'm anticipating going a little crazy shopping. I'm nervous, but really looking forward to seeing everyone. I think I'll feel a little out of place, as I really did after the Philippines and when I was home last June, but I'm trying not to really care about that. I'll get to see my family and friends. That's really what I'm the most excited about. Then, of course, there's the food, clothes and a ton of other things that I'm more than looking forward to buying/eating/whatever.