We leave for Africa in on Sunday and there is a lot to do (much of which I should be doing now instead of blogging, but that’s beside the point).  Jenn and I went shopping for travel-type stuff and dropped 200 bones at Target.  Granted we bought some clothes that we didn’t need for the trip, but still.  It was friggin’ expensive. 

We’ve got our itinerary now which is jam packed and has us teaching English and music at a school 4 times in our two weeks there, putting on a concert at an orphanage, making some visits to homes and praying for the country and people a lot.  The details make it so much more exciting for me.  It allows me to have a better idea of what we’ll be doing let’s me see a little of how we’ll be able to impact people.  The fact that we get to do a lot of playing is nice too.

Between now and Sunday I’m celebrating my birthday, figuring out how to pack for this thing and preparing for the long flight over there.  Honestly, the 15 - 17 hour flight over there is the thing that has me the most apprehensive.  I deal pretty well with adapting to new places and the idea of being out of my comfort zone in Africa is not too scary, but I don’t sleep well on planes and so I’m trying to get all my music, books and other forms of entertainment in order so that the time will fly (pun very much intended).

Maybe I’ll try this guy’s technique.

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