And so it begins! I’m on my way to NASA.

So far, today has been one of the most emotional days of my life. I’m currently sat on a jumbo jet, 10363m over Greenland, flying away from my entire life at 890 km/h (I definitely didn’t read this off the inflight map)! This morning I said goodbye to both my parents and my girlfriend and last night was the last time I’ll see my best friend for half a year. I’ve done this all before when I left for university but now that I’m moving 6000 miles away everything feels… further away.

But I’m also increadibly excited! The crew on the flight are taking fantastic care of me (they were very interested in talking to me once they found out I was going to NASA), and I cannot wait to experience a new way of life. I’ve been on holiday to Florida and Boston before but I’m really looking forward to experiencing life in California. That said, my day to day life will involve performing research on a project at a NASA research center and the house Mansion I’m going to be living in resembles the show “The Big Bang Theory”. It’s safe to say I am very much looking forward to arriving in San Francisco.