Like living inside of a dream...

Okay. I'm going to London and Paris. Me. Actually going halfway across the world. I spent the summer planning a trip to Europe that would possibly happen in the future, but now I don't have to plan or hope for the best. My school is taking a trip there, which means it'll cost less and there will be less of a hassle for everyone. It's happening-- in less than three months. It's like God suddenly handed me a giant present with a giant bow on top. That's how wonderful He is to me.
I cannot express my excitement for this trip. When I was little, I wrote a little thing about how I wanted to go to Paris one day and see the Eiffel Tower and taste real French bread. A while ago, my mom went on a trip to France with some others, and I begged her to take me with her. I've always had a little French spirit in me.
In first grade, my class did England for our Nations Day, and we were taught things about England-- its history, its culture, and their national anthem. We were taught by the mom of one of my friends who was British. At the time, I didn't find her parents' accents very fascinating, but now, I swoon at the sound of a British accent. It wasn't until the time around middle school that I started to really get into British things, like Harry Potter, Doctor Who and The Lord of the Rings. Now I'll love anything British. It's been my dream for a long time to travel the world; mostly Europe. I really didn't think I would start this soon...
Sometimes I just have to sit for a minute and tell myself that I am actually going to London and Paris. I never get very far in my thoughts without squealing to myself or screaming into a pillow. Judging by the state I'm in now, I can't help but wonder what will happen to me when I get there. My guess is that I will start crying, faint, or just stand there with my mouth hanging open.
Part of being me is planning ahead for almost everything. While I should be doing homework, I'm spending hours on Google Earth and the Internet exploring the choices I have, whether it's where to eat lunch or where to spend my free time. For me, the choices are endless. There's Speedy's Sandwich Bar & Cafe where the BBC TV program Sherlock was filmed, a Doctor Who tour, Shakespeare's plays at The Globe, the Sherlock Holmes museum, etc... you get the point. I'm a fangirl.
Everyone keeps asking me if I'm excited. Ohhh yes, I most definitely am. Other people have said they're excited, and I believe them of course; who in the world wouldn't be excited?? (Except maybe my sister.) I just don't think they're as excited as I am. I'm not trying to brag or anything, it's just I've got a replica of Big Ben right next to my computer. So because I think my excitement exceeds the excitement of others going on the trip, I may need help. To my friends going on the trip, I suggest putting me on a leash so I won't run off if I see something exciting, such as a Benedict Cumberbatch, which will be highly unlikely to be seen, or bringing paper bags that I can hyperventilate in to.
I feel like this whole thing is a dream. My life is like a dream, and I hope I never wake up.

A Brief Introduction

Hello. 

I've decided to start a blog I guess so that I can share my thoughts with the world (although I know not many people will read this) and let people know what cool things are happening in my life. 

Right now I am a 16-year-old sophomore at Twin Peaks Charter Academy, and wow, things have changed. I lived a pretty normal and easygoing life until this year. Not to say that it's not still nice, but a lot has definitely changed. 

We're all getting older and college is creeping up on me. I'm only a sophomore so I've got a little while to go, but it'll be here before I know it. School is getting a bit more difficult and time goes on just as it should. 

I feel like I'm learning new life lessons every day and learning more things about people and the world around me, and it's all so fascinating and exciting and disappointing and sad all at the same time, but I guess that's just part of growing up. 

There's a lot more I could say about myself, but I simply don't have time to tell everything in one post. So, to conclude this brief introduction, I will say that everything I have already gone through in my whole life and everything that I have learned has brought me to believe that life is beautiful, and I hope many, many others will come to believe that too.