So, today I did a final bit of shopping for Germany related items... which today included tank tops, a frisbee, a map of europe, and map pins. It seems as if I finally have everything on my list, but this could change. I also did a bit of shopping in my closet and figured out what shirts/pants/etc/etc I'm going to bring with me (not a whole lot).

My creation of a SchülerVZ account was quite productive, as I received a friend request and wall post from a boy with whom I'll be going to school next year. If I'm correct in my assumptions, we'll even be in the same grade. He is a vegetarian and likes punk rock. I am very excited about this, even though he is sixteen (I will have to get used to this). A potential friend, indeed.

In other news, I have also created a SmugMug account (per the constant badgering of a certain Jeremy Willette) for my photos of the upcoming year. It's much cheaper than an external harddrive and puts my pictures on display for all to view. The link is daniellesmith.smugmug.com. Clearly there are no Germany photos yet, but I've put up some lovely shots of my American friends, my family vacation to Hungary, and my graduation. I figure folks in Germany may be interested to see these things.

The official countdown to departure for DC is fifteen days. I have no idea what I'm going to do with myself until then, but at least for the upcoming week I've got lots of friends to say goodbye to. Quite sad, but inevitable I suppose.

That's all for now.
Dani