Introductions and Chaos

Hey,

Details are great in the eye of the beholder, and I have seen a lot.  Okay so let me first introduce myself and let me explain why I've decided to join the blogging world.  My name is Tessa, I'm twenty going to be twenty-one during the adventure as my birthday is in January.  I enjoy simple things of hiking, biking, surfing/bogey-boarding, horse-back riding, reading, sewing, and painting.  I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints or LDS (mormons).  Just an average Joe really.  Currently I'm going to school at the University of Utah, planning on going into nursing. I feel like this is an accurate introduction and anymore information will probably come out later in blogs.
The beginning of the love of traveling came from my mother and stories of my great grandma and her sisters.  I grew up hearing stories of my great grandma and her sisters travels to other countries and I admired it a lot.  I basically grew up in Oregon and travel the 16-18 depending on bladder strength to the Oregon coast.  (for Samantha Sappenfield its the OLD OREGON TRAIL as said in a crazy voice) Next my mom wasn't helping my love of travel by taking me my junior year of high school to England.  That was some of the best times spent with my mom that of course I didn't appreciate then until now.  Just reminiscing about being lost in Bath, England, and seeing Stratford and Avon.  Being in the Eye, and the Tower of London.  Admiring the crown jewels while trying to make the guards laugh, oh good times!  Next I was fortunate enough the summer before my senior year I went with a group of friends and my favorite English teacher to England again, Scotland, and Wales.  Another fond memory that I actually appreciated then and now.  I can still remember all the detail and loved every second of it. Then a couple of cruises with the family and recently Mexico this past summer.  Yes I love to travel! My goal is to see the world, and yes I will accomplish this.
Have I lost you so far?
Are you falling asleep?
Okay so this next part is chaos.
If you don't know my family we are accident prone, random, crazy and just chaotic.  That is kind of how I ended up here planning on moving to Italy in a month basically.  It started with a random question to myself of, "am I living life how I want to right now? Am I going to be content in five years from now when hopefully I have kids? Is Nursing really what I want to do?" Well if that's not a little self searching craziness for you.  So my answer to those questions was no, actually I want to travel some more and frankly and worn out from school and work.  Next step was what do I do about wanting to travel and still be progressively moving forward in life.  Because that's what we want to keep doing right is always move forward. I don't know about anyone else but that's kind of my goal is to always become better, always move forward, and always serve others.  Through some of my contacts mainly Allie Dopp who is amazing just p.s. I found a website to be an Au pair.  An au pair is kind of like a nanny in a sense, but I'm not certified, I just teach the kinds English and play with them while getting paid.  Who doesn't want to do that while traveling. Am I rambling on? Long and short of it is that I logged on to this website made a profile and within five days had over 75 families wanting me to come live with them in Europe.  Through much prayer I found the family I am going to stay with and am moving to Italy January 8, 2012.  Yes I am nervous needless to say with no Italian background.  But that's why I'm going to do it.  I want to look back on my life and say I took risks, and I became strong through this trial. 
This blog is a journal to everyone about my travels, and experiences.  Hopefully I can make you laugh, you can enjoy my mistakes and blunders, and through me can experience the journey that I am about to under go. 

Tessa