So, I have less than two months to go. Our staging was supposed to take place on Jan. 28th, but I’ve been hearing rumors it’s changed to Feb. 4th. I guess that’s not too much of an issue, but I’ll know for sure about the departure date once I get my staging kit.
I’m still trying to get some things put together. One of my friends and I are going to sew a couple of skirts over Christmas break. I don’t exactly have a bunch of long skirts laying around, so that’s something I need to get together.
I also need to get a lot of little things like batteries, a knife – just little dumb things you normally don’t think about, but might need once you get there.
I’m not bringing a laptop. I’m also not bringing a solar charger. I might regret both of these decisions later. As far as the laptop goes, the one I was going to bring died a few months ago and I can’t see myself spending several hundred on a new one just to take over there (which will more than likely get damaged, if not stolen). As far as the solar charger… I really wanted to take one for my iPod, but everyone that I have talked to says that if you leave anything outside it’s subject to being stolen.
I’ve done a lot of ‘pre-packing’ recently, but really, I think I need to wait until I get my staging kit to see what else is needed from me (additional passport photos, etc.) I already bought my super-expensive medications, so I’m glad I have that out of the way.
Otherwise, I’ve been lazing around, chillin’ with the dogs, and doing some Christmas-like things. I can’t wait until staging!
