Nope, Never Going to Sagunto

One day when I was 13, I was in the bathroom watching Mom curl her hair. She and I were talking about her year in Austria when she said to me, "Well, Jessie, you should think about going to the school in Spain for your sophomore or junior year of college."

   At the time, I absolutely refused. She reassured me that I didn't have to go, but also smiled knowingly and added, "We'll see."
   I knew there was no way that would happen.
   Well... 5 years later, I'm just about ready to leave. I'm in Loma Linda right now, and tomorrow is my last day in America. I can't believe that after more than two years of planning, I'm finally about to leave. My passport and visa FINALLY arrived yesterday. I opened it right there in the post office, then jumped around saying, "Glory, Hallelujah, it came!!!!" Now if my bus ticket would stop giving me an error message.