People may call you a lot of things regarding this trip..."crazy" comes to mind :)  I thought that myself for a long time!  She is crazy to be doing this!  She is going to get hurt...she is going to get sick..she is going to get kidnapped...she is going to forget me.  I now know that you aren't crazy..you are brave.  Brave to leave your family.  Brave to leave your friends.  Brave to leave Jacob and Emma.  Brave to enter a whole new world.  Brave to face all the dangers.  Brave to face all the heartache.  Brave to face the sickness.  Brave to face the sleepless nights.  Brave to experience something larger than yourself.  I am so proud of you.