No Fear

The other day I was at a doctor's office, talking to a nurse. When I told her I was going to Africa a few unexpected things happened...her eyes got big and she started waving her hands at me simultaneously saying "Noooo".

I've never had this reaction before.

Apparently she saw a documentary on tv recently that showed the most dangerous creatures/insects/animals on the earth, and according to her...they're in Africa. She kept saying repeatedly, "Oh be careful, ohhh, oh be careful". After promising her I would, in fact, take care, I tried to tell her that I would not (to my knowledge), be anywhere in the Congo, bush, or wading in any rivers. She didn't seem super convinced, but I did my best to assure her that I would probably not encounter any of these animals while there. It reminded me of how I had to promise my mom the pirates in Africa wouldn't "get me" because I'm not traveling by boat while there.

Trust me...I don't care what animals/insects/pirates are there, I'm still going :-)

~emac

...and on a praise side-note...my passport finally came with 2 weeks to spare, niiice.

Minor Details...

As time goes on, our team is getting more and more info about what the daily happenings will look like while in Ethiopia. But I'll share more of that later. For now, little details...

I'm leaving Chicago on July 8th, where I'll fly into JFK and meet the rest of my team. From there we are flying to Dubai where we'll stay overnight (ooo...maybe some shopping, or golfing, or bathing in oil? the possibilities are endless!!) and then we're heading to Ethiopia!! And after a month of absolute and utter wonderfulness, I'll be flying back to Chicago on August 9th. There ya go.

So in the meantime?? I'm getting ready for the trip...waiting on the arrival of my almost-expired-so-i-had-to-renew-it-but-i-haven't-gotten-it-back-yet passport, figuring out what to pack, daydreaming about holding orphans, getting the last of my shots (sweet mercy you have to get a lot of those) and counting down the days!!! Can you tell I'm excited?!?

Here's to hoping your daydreams come true...

~EMac