Well when I said tomorrow in my last post I really meant today.... oops :-)
So I said that I was going to talk about what The whole trip is going to entail. When I leave on Wednesday the 10th I will be taking a bus from Fort Wayne to Detroit. From there I am going to be taking a direct flight from Detroit to Paris.
The whole group will be arriving in Paris on Thursday the 11th and from there I'll be flying from Paris to Toulouse. Once landing there we'll be taking a bus to Lourdes France. That is going to be really exciting because that is the where St. Bernadette was visited by the Immaculate Conception. While in Lourdes we are going to be visiting the grotto.
On Friday the 12th and Saturday the 13th we will be staying and retreating in Lourdes. Then on Monday the 14th we will be traveling to Burgos, Spain while stopping in Loyola.
Then from there Monday the 15th we will be arriving in Madrid in the afternoon. Tuesday the 16th to Friday the 19th we will be in Madrid for World Youth Day. Saturday the 20th we will be participating in WYD activities and that evening walking to a HUGE area where EVERYONE will be coming together and having an overnight sleepover with everyone to prepare for the Papal Mass (with the Pope!!!!) on Sunday the 21st. I think that the thing that I am most excited to see is the Pope!! I hope that we are able to get a great location so we will actually be able to see him. I don't care if he is the size of a splinter, I really want to see the Pope :-)
From the Mass we will be traveling from Madrid to Paris (via plane) on Sunday the 21st and Monday the 22nd. Spending the night at Paris airport and then to Detroit and busing back to Fort Wayne. By 9:00 pm on Monday the 22nd of August (roughly) I will be back in my city and all of this will be just a great memory. But I know that this experience is going to be one that will impact my life forever.
and I cannot wait :-)
I can't believe that I will be flying and traveling. It is still one of those things that I won't believe that I will be going until I am on that bus to Detroit or even on the plane. Everything is just going to be a great experience.
Also if you want to keep up with everything the diocese has their own blog about the trip
Until tomorrow (and this time I mean it)
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Countdown: 13 days
So I thought that I would start writing about my experiences about World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid and about the trip that I am taking with the Diocese of Fort Wayne - South Bend. I have actually wanted to start a blog about the preparation long ago, but sadly I am just getting to it. :-(
I put my luggage tag on my checked bag today! I know that sounds like such a small thing, but it really did put a smile on my face. Every day the realization that I am actually going to be flying on a plane in 13 days and about 2 hours from now! This is going to be my first major trip that I'll be taking without my family. I have been to D.C. with school for the March for Life in January, but never something for 12 days!
I have been working on the 'what-to-pack' list for the trip. And if you have ever seen me pack for something, I am a horrible packer. I over pack, and for this trip we have been told that we should pack as little as possible.... That is a challenge in itself for me. But I always welcome a challenge. Having never been to WYD before, I don't know totally what to pack and how 'nice' or 'grungy' the majority of the people dress for this type of thing. But I know that by the 10th I'll be set on the packing, well I better be!
It is funny I have always dreamed about traveling to Europe when I was younger, but even though I took Spanish for 5 years, Spain was never in my top 5 place I wanted to visit. (Maybe that was due to the fact that I wasn't very good at Spanish....) No I wanted to go to England, Ireland, Germany, Italy, and Grease the most. But on getting ready for this trip to France (for things before WYD) and Spain, I am just getting excited for the opportunity that I have been given to actually travel! So I can still dream about those other places, but for now I'll dream about this trip in front of me.
Tomorrow I'll try to talk about what all I am going to be doing on the trip, for those of you who don't know.
Until Tomorrow!
I put my luggage tag on my checked bag today! I know that sounds like such a small thing, but it really did put a smile on my face. Every day the realization that I am actually going to be flying on a plane in 13 days and about 2 hours from now! This is going to be my first major trip that I'll be taking without my family. I have been to D.C. with school for the March for Life in January, but never something for 12 days!
I have been working on the 'what-to-pack' list for the trip. And if you have ever seen me pack for something, I am a horrible packer. I over pack, and for this trip we have been told that we should pack as little as possible.... That is a challenge in itself for me. But I always welcome a challenge. Having never been to WYD before, I don't know totally what to pack and how 'nice' or 'grungy' the majority of the people dress for this type of thing. But I know that by the 10th I'll be set on the packing, well I better be!
It is funny I have always dreamed about traveling to Europe when I was younger, but even though I took Spanish for 5 years, Spain was never in my top 5 place I wanted to visit. (Maybe that was due to the fact that I wasn't very good at Spanish....) No I wanted to go to England, Ireland, Germany, Italy, and Grease the most. But on getting ready for this trip to France (for things before WYD) and Spain, I am just getting excited for the opportunity that I have been given to actually travel! So I can still dream about those other places, but for now I'll dream about this trip in front of me.
Tomorrow I'll try to talk about what all I am going to be doing on the trip, for those of you who don't know.
Until Tomorrow!
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