It's 7:49 a.m.... I just rolled out of bed 15 minutes ago and what am I doing?... Surfin' the web. I didn't get to bed until about 12:15 because I was still packing. Packing for Africa is one of the hardest things to do. You don't know if you are packing to go camping or packing to go sight-seeing. I have figured its a little bit of both! My packing process atleast a good two hours and that was even with my mom helping! I know I'm probably taking way too many clothes and toiletries but you never know what's going to happen and what's going to be available!
This is the furthest away from the US I have ever been and surprisingly I'm not nervous! I am so excited... minus the two day trip to get there!! No worries though... I've packed my traveler's pillow, I-pod and my DMMO music that I have to memorize by the time I get back!... oh and don't forget the Dramamine!
Yesterday we had a packing party which was a lot of fun! Virginia bought some awesome pizzas and we ate and talked to Virginia's friend who taught us some useful Kinyarwandan phrases! After eating we began our packing process that I thought would take hours... only took about a half hour! Some many people contributed to our school supplies drive that we almost couldn't pack it all! In the end we came out with 7 huge duffel bags filled to the brim with notebooks, t-shirts, frisbees, and lots of crayons!!
While I know that Africa will be amazingly beautiful, the thing that I am most excited about is learning about an entirely different culture and being able to give my service to those who will really appreciate it.
Next stop Africa!!
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