So I’m trying to be consistent and dedicated to putting something on the blog. But I have to admit, today I’m not sure what to put. Yes, I’m excited. Yes, I’m wondering if I’ll be ready. And yes, at the same time I’m thinking I AM emotionally ready (even as I know that will get blown out of the water the moment I land in Zurich, Switzerland, but that’s a different story). I can’t decide what to write about today. But I feel I need to let the world (ok, maybe not the world) know what is going through my mind when I think of this trip. Which is honestly quite a bit.
So bear with me if this rambles or even doesn’t ramble but has no significance at all. I keep looking at the list I’ve written (and I don’t do lists) of what I will need to take for me, for the mission work, and for the team. I look at it at least once a day and think every time, “Ok, what am I going to forget?” It’s not easy to figure out what you know you will forget. I’m trying to go through our itinerary and see what we might possible need on each day that I should bring something to help ease our time there. We are following in the footsteps of another group that went last summer, so they have given us some good information about what to remember to bring. Apparently a personal flashlight is a good idea. Now, I need to check my list to see if that’s on there.
I keep thinking of all that time in airports or airplanes as we head to Kenya. 26 hours on the way there. The longest flight is from JFK in New York to Zurich, Switzerland. Nine hours. And though it is an overnight flight, I honestly don’t see me sleeping much. I think the excitement will keep me up. Which of course means when I finally do get to Nairobi after all that time, I’m going to be dragging.
So 41 days away and I feel both ready to go tomorrow and so positive that I am not ready for this trip at all. What fun this will be!
Tony
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