Embarking...

Why am I awake at such a silly hour, just typing on the computer? Why have I been awake for over an hour, the first 30 minutes spent tossing restlessly in bed, waking George the cat in the process?

Nerves.

I leave on what should be a 27 month long adventure today. Luckily enough my trip to a foreign land starts with a few days in the city that had been my adopted home for the past three years so there is a small stepping stone for me from the known to the completely unknown.

This part is probably what's getting to me the most, the unknown. Usually, at least if I know what's coming I can talk myself into a lot of stuff. In this case, I've done a bunch of reading on my destination and still have no idea what's in store. I'm hoping my stomach will settle when I meet some of the group I'll be traveling with, and get started.

Nervous and excited, yay adrenaline, boo adrenaline at 5:30 a.m.

Au Revoir,
Becca

Things done/not done

Before I write the rest of this post I'm going to make a plea that anyone reading this contact their local government and volunteer to take someone into your home who has lost theirs due Hurricane Katrina. Help your fellow Americans as you would hope to be helped if it were you!

Things I meant to do this summer but haven't yet:
-Write packing list to help me decide what to bring away with me for TWO YEARS
-Go camping
-Put my photos in albums
-Post to blog regularly
-Read several books
-Fix broken US government
-Study up on my French
-Dance more
-Play some Ultimate Frisbee

Things I have managed to do:
-Go on a couple short road tips
-Put entire music collection on MP3 player
-Read a little and watch way too much tv - damn you cable tv!!
-Swim across Devil's Lake 4 times
-Run around Lake Wingra once
-Spend some time with the BF
-Think about how much different my life is going to be