Good lord recent times have been hectic.

Despite not having properly finished my Masters in translation, I now have a steady job at a translation agency. I initially was juggling two jobs (this one and my job at a local supermarket), but this left me with so little time I wasn't even able to properly work on my thesis (aggravated by the teacher supposed to guide me through the process not responding to me until only a week ago), not to mention a near-total lack of free time.

I was pretty much getting caught up in wayyy too much at once (including wages-issues), but now everything finally seems to be settled :D
Last couple of weeks I have been working full-time to get extra funds up for the nearly month-long trip (or rather journey) I will be going on in a few days - so right now I'm busy with preparations and attempting to stuff half of my earthly possessions in a suitcase as well as making sure all my flight-neccessities are in order.
Right now I'm at the 'getting nervous, but excited in a positive way' stage; looking forward to the trip itself and arriving at my destination, nervous about all the hoops I'll have to jump through at customs/security upon setting foot in the US.

It's all worth it though, not just for the round-trip I'll be going on, but also because I'll be meeting  kadath (who will also be my guide during the round-trip),  Ashadan,  mokuseikaze and  missangelab again :D
This is the biggest and longers trip I've ever been on, but the knowledge that I won't be all by my onesies really helps with any worries I might have (and I tend to as I'm something of a worry-wart).

So yeah, a lot happend, but I have a trip only a few days away that I'm looking forward to like I never have to anything else before :D