Day (20): DEPARTURE!

Three weeks of travel away from home, and now the final step: to the Netherlands! More than anything at this point, I was just pumped to get to a place where the room I had was mine and I could unpack all my luggage for a little while. Day began with one of the longest and most pointless meetings of my life, confirming that I no longer have any desire to partake in large-group travel. Surviving this, I went to the Common to chill and meet up with people on their way to and fro class for one last goodbye. Bitter/sweet. Then faithful RB went with me to Copley Square to buy Euros from Bank of America which, TIP: have no fees for those with an account with the bank, as long as you withdraw them from a central branch! Awesome news. Then, back to Emerson to say the last goodbyes to RB, Guy, and most importantly Mom and Joe. On the bus I went, making the last calls to some people I hadn't talked to in a while, and then we were checking in at the Delta counter- a nightmare when my bag was 62 pounds and I had to reshuffle it 4 times! Lessons learned. Through security, and onto the plane for an uneventful flight that would squish my night into about 4 hours. Lovely. But Europe waits on the other side!