Packing

I was told my last post was a little dreary, thats not really what I was shooting for so I'm going liven this one up a bit.

I am excited to start this adventure. There is really nothing like spending a couple of weeks at home to make you want to do something exciting. So far that has meant I have spent my time hiking, running, biking, sailing, shooting and going back to Eugene to help some friends move into their new house. While all of those Bendy activities were fun I'm excited to start a new activity. Tomorrow my dad and I are driving up to P-town so that I can catch my early morning (7:00 am) flight off to Boston.

Me and Alex at the top of South Sister

Swimming at the false Summit

Lounging in the warm water

Earlier this week I received a nice email from a lady with the Qalam Center (where I'll be attempting to pick up some Arabic) she informed me that they were excited about my upcoming arrival and would have a driver waiting to pick me up at the airport. So I'm excited I won't have to navigate myself from the airport to the school. Knock on wood, but it looks like this trip is starting to come together.

I've been trying to pack up a bit today. I'm shooting for having about two weeks of clothes with me and I was hoping all of my shit would fit in one backpack that I could carry on. The plan might be coming apart at the edges as the backpack is pretty full and I'm not sure if the airlines are going to let me use it as a carry on. So now I have three choices, throw out a bunch of the clothes, check the bag and just carry a tiny extra bag, or carry two (carry on) bags around Africa for a couple of months. Option three is looking awful promising right know but who knows what I'll decide to do.

I hope everyone has a great fall. And if I havent yet got the chance to wish you luck in all of your endeavors over the next couple of months consider this that wish.