It is now just about 5 months until we will be leaving, and I have done almost nothing in preparation. I just got accepted last week, and have been doing a lot of research in regards to what to buy and what I need to do, but I have done none of it. I know that I have plenty of time, but I feel like I need to be completely ready by next week or something ridiculous like that.
 
I would love any advice from any allumni, or anyone who thinks they have a nugget of wisdom that might be helpful to me. You can just leave a message on the bottom that way if anyone else reads this, maybe your advice will be able to help them too.