Preparing to Leave

Wow, tomorrow. I didn’t think it would ever actually come. Tomorrow morning we will meet at the normal class time, 9am, and get all of our stuff organized. I’m mostly packed, although I won’t be completely confident in my packing skills until my bag weighs in under 50lbs. I have been spending the past week trying to get everything organized and ready to go, but the more I try to prepare myself, the more I feel completely unprepared. I am so excited to go to Africa. My only anticipation comes from not knowing what we’ll encounter. But I can’t wait. I can’t wait to meet the students at Moi and to make the IU House our home for the next couple of weeks. I can’t wait to see all of the places we’ve been talking and reading about for the past few weeks. I can’t wait to meet people and find out their stories, and to turn those stories into something that we can bring home and share with everyone. I’m mostly just excited for the experience of a new culture and new people. We have a long trip in front of us before we actually get there, but I’m sure before we know it we’ll be standing on African soil….on the opposite side of the world. See the rest of you tomorrow morning. Everyone else– Wish us luck!