Well, I’ve been working on getting my Winterim ready since the beginning of summer. I’ve put so much work into all of it and I’m still not quite ready. I’ll be leaving for Chicago at 6 AM on November 2, 6 days. I’m not taking much with me, just as much as I can fit into a big travel backpack that was so graciously loaned to me. Balancing all this preparation I’m doing, plus having one of the lead roles in the play (which we preform on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday: my three last days in town before I leave), as well as our last week of school for a month (full of tests and the like) is getting very stressful. I cannot wait to just finally get on the train and sit and do absolutely nothing. No stress. No worries. Just me, my backpack, and the tracks.