In one day I will be venturing off for the biggest journey I have yet to take. Being born and raised in the same city for the last 26 years has been wonderful, but I have yet to experience the enrichment of living elsewhere. Going all out, as I usually tend to do, I am not only moving away from home and all that I know, but to a country that is on the other side of the world, a day away. One which values and cultural representations are far different to that of a SoCal native. I am looking forward to exploring the differences and finding those shared similarities humans everywhere share. This last week I have been trying to keep my sanity, anxiety level low and embrace every moment with my loved ones.