Day of Preparing

I slept in today and did not put proper clothes on until 2 in the afternoon; you might be wondering what I was doing in this time…Skyping mom and dad.  Before I did anything I needed food and headed to a local sushi place to fill my stomach.  When I got back I got my laundry together finally and headed to the Laundromat.  On the way there these little boys, probably 6, asked me where I was from and then said that their heart hurt just looking at me and that Canada was the place to live.  I couldn’t stop smiling until I got my laundry in the washing machine.  I watched Pokémon while my laundry washed and dried and tried to do some journaling but it was just way to humid and I wasn’t wearing underwear.  I was very happy to get clean underwear on.  Packing when I got back home was a breeze because I am a pro packer now!  I was getting a bit hungry though so I had to go back to the store to buy more nacho chips cause someone(s) had eaten them all last night, I blamed Marcello.

Finally I did some souvenir shopping… took me almost an hour to find a place that sold shot glasses from Palau but I did it.  Now I have a shot glass with a cute sparkling green turtle on it.  I got some Palauan stickers to ad to my laptop collection as well.

I got back home, paid my bills, and did lots of packing before I had more nachos for dinner.  My bag was packed pretty well and I am very happy how I managed to store everything in my bag.  Shower time was a necessary and then I crawled into bed for a nap before I had to be out the door by 1 am.

Getting up at midnight was a bit difficult but I was excited to be starting a new part of my adventure.  I’ll skip the drive and go straight to the airport… it was mayhem!  Everyone that works at the airport is on island time and is in no rush even if everyone else is.  I waited forever to get my ticket and had to wait in a 50-minute line to pay a green fee and exiting tax.  It was honestly the most difficult experience I have had at an airport before.  I was very relieved that I made my flight on time and was even happier that I was starting the next leg of my journey.

As we took off a said goodbye to Palau, a country I had fallen in love with.