...you will be assimilated!
Waitaminnit! You're ALREADY assimilated! You're here! MWAHAHAHAHAHHAH!
Seriously, I was in your shoes a couple of years ago. It's a lot of fun and I've met people and seen places I would have never seen otherwise. Also, with air travel being what it is nowadays, you need every advantage you can get!
You've taken the red pill. Welcome to (what it passes for) the real world...
Running out of movie lines to quote...