It is with a heavy heart...

That I tell you I had to decide to cancel my trip abroad. I was up all night with pain associated with a precious surgery, and I simply do not feel comfortable traveling out of the country when we still don't know what's causing the pain. The medicines don't seem to be working, and the last thing I want to happen is for it to get a lot worse when I am at a hostle in the Scottish highlands. 

The good news is that it seems like I will get to take a trip after all, in May of next year. There will be a maymester class that travels to England, Scotland, Ireland, Italy, and France, and it seems perfect for me. All I would have to do is delay my graduation ceremony until August. 

At this point, I'm not despairing as much as I feel grimly confident that this was the right call to make. I still have my sense of adventure, and those who know me know that I now will simply take pleasure in the fact that I have 10 months to look forward to and plan this new trip. 

So long, not good bye,

Joanna Meyer