Thoughts 19 days ahead

I have a countdown on my phone for the start of our adventure. Today it's 19 days until we leave for the United Kingdom. Only 19 days??!! I haven't even start writing lists of what to bring, buy the last pair of socks or even touched the bag since my last adventure with it.

My days since our first meeting almost three weeks ago I've kept filling them with scouting and other great adventures. So what to learn from those I've decided to talk about my fears and hopes for Explorer Belt and why I took the biggest step to apply for it.

Last year my life took one of the biggest turns ever. I graduated upper secondary school, started my leadership training, tried to start study again, got a job and in between this also work with my scout troop. I decided to challenge myself to my maximum and sign up for Explorer Belt. 160 kilometers in 10 days and also walk together with a completely stranger to me. Do I manage to do that? I hope so!
After a few months an email landed in my inbox telling me that I was one of the lucky and whom my partner would be. I was glad and felt very excited about it, but here all the preparations started. Not only the physical, but also the mental.

I've been on my nerves all since and I'm getting more and more nervous about this adventure as every day passes by. My biggest fear is to forget something important, like not bringing enough medicines or a raincoat. Another thing is that I'll get ill during the hiking or not be able to follow through it. I'm a fighter but sometimes I'll get very grumpy! But not to be all skeptical to all this, I also think we'll have an amazing time together and this adventure will be a great experience to all of us. I do hope to get to know my partners, learn more about myself and also be able to see the United Kingdom with new glasses (not literally, but figuratively)!

So 19 more days until this year biggest adventure starts. 19 days of packing, preparing and planning! I really need to be structured if I'll be able to get away safe and sound. (I also hope my luggage won't look like this, as it did when I went away on my last scout leadership training)

 

Hopefully this blogpost didn't bore you out. But since I've been only thinking scouting for the last weeks, I'm not used to write down my thoughts yet, but I think during the hike I'll be post more fun things!

Until next time, take care!!

// Jenny