One box packed, five weeks to go...

I just finished packing my first box to be sent in the mail. It might be one of two--I just checked on shipping charges, and they are incredibly expensive (I mean, I knew that already, but I can still be shocked). In any case, to send 10kg, it costs 86CHF. And that's "economy" shipping. To give you a better idea of the exchange rate, 86CHF = $69.53. Yikes, I know. But I don't think this box is too heavy--I focused on packing bulky, but light items. My next box will probably include my big blanket (the one that Erin gave me that one year), as well as my extra set of sheets. I don't know if I should pack up some of my photos and mail those too? Or if I should just pack them? My closet seems a lot emptier since I took out most of my summer clothes--got rid of all my brightly colored tanks, shorts, capris, skirts... Shouldn't be needing those. Darn, I forgot to pack my little white sundress; I'll have to stick that in with the sheets. And don't worry Oma, I put so much tape on the box it looks like graph paper (especially since the tape is brownish, rather than clear).

And I received the package of all packages today!! From Oma. It's filled with chocolate chips, cinnamon, vanilla, and just about everything else I need to bake the best chocolate chip cookies of all time! Hooray! This worked out perfectly since some of my Sicily-trip friends were going to come down on Sunday for some cookies and milk, with or without chocolate chips. My exaltation knows no limits.

And now that I know that I'm not going to be needing all those boxes that I've been sent things in, I should probably start getting rid of them--rather than getting rid of them all at once at the end of the semester. Have I mentioned that my stack of boxes reaches the ceiling? Because it does. Even though there are sitting on top of my suitcases, that only gives them a couple of feet. THEY REACH THE CEILING, PEOPLE. That's crazy. My door doesn't open all the way, since I've been storing them behind it. Tee hee.

In other news, I had a German quiz this morning, which I'm pretty sure I didn't fail. I cannot believe I only have five weeks left here! I must admit, there are a lot of people I'm going to miss...

Oh, Enrique, you are my hero! (My iTunes just started playing "Escapar." Genius. On a stick.)