France Here I Come, I Hope You Are Ready!!! Cause I'm Not...

Wow, I can not believe that at this time in just 20 days it will be 5:47 in the morning and I will be probably just be waking up to a delicious airplane breakfast. I am going ot France! It still hasn't sunk in yet. I am going to France, I A-M G-O-I-N-G T-O F-R-A-N-C-E!!! It feels like it was just yesterday when I was telling Rachel that I really don't know why I am in the On y va class because I really don't think there is anyway that I will be going on the trip. It's crazy how it all works. Now I have to prepare myself for six weeks of being away from home. First I have to get my mind ready to be speaking French for longer than I have ever had to. When I went to France in high school, it was only a three-week trip, but this is twice as long! I know it will exhaust me, everyday trying to think in French and English and not mix the two up with each other. Then there's the whole thing of being away from my family and friends for a long time. The longest I have been away from everyone is about six weeks this last spring semester of school. But I was surrounded by tons of great friends that were like family to me. I am soooooooooo thankful that I will be taking this trip with both Rachel and Rachel! Us girls are going to experience so many wonderfully, new things together. To start off, we are going to be doing a Bible study together while we are over there. It's amazing to grow with others like that in faith and strengthen our foundations together. I just can't wait to see where the Lord is going to take us this summer. The most terrifying thing that I will encounter this summer I think is the four weeks I will be staying with a French family in La Rochelle. I have been blessed with many wonderful host families over all of my trips. Only one was a little weird, and it really wasn't all that bad at all. So I shouldn't be worried, I should be trusting the Lord with the placement he has given me, but I am still nervous. I am so glad that Ms.Banfield will be staying there with me. I have been so blessed by having her in my life this year. The Lord has used her in incredible ways with my life. Not to mention all the others that are now my family! I know the Lord is going to use this time together to move us both closer to him. I am also just worried about that we will be spending to much time together. Yes there is such a thing. I know all these worries will be taken care if I do one thing: trust in the Lord. I really need to put this entire trip in his hands, he has gotten me this far I know he is the only one who is going to take me any farther.
Today, I went and visited my high school French teacher with a friend of mine, Christine, who was also in the same French class in school. We talked to Madame Carlson for over an hour about France, the trip we took two years ago, the trip she is taking this year, and just like in general. AND... she will be in France at the same time I will be! We are going to meet up for dinner or the such at least once. I am very excited that I will be in France with her again!
So yeah, the next 3 weeks will be full of packing, shopping, working, and praying for this trip(not in that order). Please keep me and Rachel and the others going on the trip in your prayers. I really need help trusting him with EVERYTHING on the trip!