Tuesday, November 22, 2011

i just bought my plane tickets!!!!!!! I leave from New York at 16:45 (4:45pm) on Thursday Jan. 12 and will not return until 14:45 (2:45pm) Sunday April 8. And I get to spend a day roaming around in Turkey :) THIS IS SO GREAT

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Kenya, here I come!

Hujambo!
It's official, I'm going to Kenya!! I'm beyond excited. The program I'll be volunteering for combines so many issues that I'm passionate about that it's really a dream come true. I feel so lucky to have this opportunity and I cannot wait for my departure date! I'm doing absolutely everything I can think of to prepare. I know there's nothing I can do to prepare myself mentally and emotionally though, so for now I'm concentrating on the logistics- getting my flights, vaccinations, figuring out what to bring... I even started learning Swahili since I'm not sure exactly where I'll be placed in Kenya, and in the little villages I can't guarantee that the people speak English (although in the major cities they do).
African Wisdom for the day: "Many little people in many small places undertaking many modest actions can transform the world."
-African proverb
Kwa heri for now,
Amanda