Goodbye America!

I am leaving for the airport in less than 2 hours and so far so good. I got everything done on my to-do list, and as far as I know I am ready for this adventure. I ended up getting a Eurail pass this morning as well as a teacher ID card. So this means I have prepaid for at least trains to 5 different countries after the walk and I'll get some discounts on hostels and museums and things with the teacher card. I had to go into DC to the STA travel office and the guy thought I was pretty crazy doing this the day I leave. Better late than never, right? My hostel for tomorrow night is booked so the next time I write I will hopefully be at my hostel in Puerta de Sol, the main square of Madrid and close to everything... Or so I'm told. The plan is to stay there for a night or two- catch my breath, see some sights, and map out my route to the starting point of the Camino in St. Jean Pied de Port, France. With that said, thank you for all the well wishes, texts, Facebook comments and messages, and phone calls. My cell is staying here so it's all about Facebook and email from here on out. I'll take all the prayers I can get, and I will be praying for each one of you during this journey. See ya later America- I'll be back in September. Don't miss me too much.