Friday, Aug. 06, 2004

22 days

well, today i finally picked up my visa for mozambique, and this week i got shots for yellow fever, hepatitis A, rabies, and polio, and got a prescription for $600 worth of malaria pills (i really hope insurance covers it). now i only have these things to do:

-finish reading 1,650 pages and take notes

-figure out how the hell to pack for 4 months in a third-world country

-get the rest of my shots

-get in shape

-update my resume

-say goodbye to everyone before i leave

-countless other things that i don't remember and probably won't until i land in cape town after a 19 hour flight and kick myself

-oh yeah i have to remember to feed rachel's cat on sunday

i don't feel nearly as nervous as i did before i left for france. maybe its because i still have almost a month before i leave. maybe its because i've done it before now. maybe its because i can speak english in south africa. but i feel like i should be nervous (especially after my doctor's appointment wednesday .. . .) and i'm going to be gone so much longer. and micki had the professor that will be there and he assigned her a 40 page paper which i think is kind of ridiculous. but i am really really excited to have the chance to see a rhinocerous in the wild; let's just hope i don't catch dengue fever while doing so. and i'm excited to go swimming in the indian ocean and maybe see some whales; i just can't swim in fresh water because of schistomitosisosndlkandlkf;asd or however you spell it. and i have to take my own syringes so i don't get HIV. I also hope there aren't as many born-again proselytizing christians on this trip.

on another note, andrea is coming this weekend! yay!

also, kevin you are the best boyfriend ever!:)