Magically Disappearing

Hello and Welcome to my travel blog! I will be using this as a form of communication for family, friends, church members, coworkers, everyone and anyone who wants to hear of my travels to France and South Africa! This is all very exciting, yet extremely new to me. I have not been out of the continental United States before and I have only flown in a plane once to Boston for Model United Nations. Luckily, I will have Mary to keep me in check during the traveling. Though I am sure we will be too preoccupied with the beautiful views, the monuments, etc. Happily, I can imagine my classmates and I doing our volunteer work near Port Elizabeth. It will be jolly good fun.

Though, it can be exciting to think about, it can also be nerve-racking. (it practically takes an entire day to get to France, or so says my airline ticket). Life outside of my shelters of home and school can be quite different and I need to constantly keep that in mind. 
I keep thinking that I am not just getting on a plane and going somewhere. It is almost as if I am unorthodoxly leaving, or from a more fanciful perspective; magically disappearing. This is why I chose the name for my blog "Time to Disapparate." It is obvious that Harry Potter has inspired me. I can remember the first time Harry disapparated with Dumbledore, he even dispelled to Harry that most people get sick or vomit after disapparating their first time.

"The next thing he knew everything went black; he was pressed very hard from all directions; he could not breathe, there were iron bands tightening around his chest; his eyeballs were being forced back into his head; his ear-drums were being pushed deeper into his skull."

I almost get this type of sensation, not physically but mentally and emotionally, when thinking about leaving. It is not necessarily a bad feeling, but it can be at first. However, I know once I take that leap of faith I will be more comfortable with traveling; I may feel more adventurous and be more eager to try new things. I realize that this is going to be fun but also an eye opener and I can't wait to get started. Isn't it amazing how one can feel that way? Almost two weeks from now, I will be in completely different parts of the world. This calls for a celebration!