Last-Minutes Ramblings …

What does one do when one’s luggage is overweight?

Say, “Darn”, then remember to be less materialistic, and get on with it.

T-minus 11 hours and counting.

Hm.

Interesting.

Being in contact with people affected by the flu, getting three vaccinations in one sitting that attack my immunity system, and lying on a cold wooden floor for a few hours in a pretty but cold stone house, results in getting the flu myself.

Like a Mack Truck …

So it hit me a few days ago that I was really leaving for good. A friend recently came back from Africa, and while flipping through her enormous pile of pictures, I thought, “Hey, that’s what I’ll be doing in … two weeks?!?”

If I can count the days and they’re numbered under 20, then that’s a shocker to me. So it hit me, then and there. Like a Mack truck. Optimus Prime size, actually.

I’ve been on my toes ever since, trying to finish up as much of Ruhi book 5 as possible, getting vaccinations (a little last minute, but still in the safe zone), and preparing my Masters’ application for September 2008.

Needless to say, my head’s a little foggy as to what will be my reality in two weeks.

How about treating it as an adventure. I think that’ll work.

Visas – Part III

Yay, the Visa’s here!! It was just … so much easier than anticipated …

On a different note, I finished buying all my necessary items for the trip, minus the maple syrup for the Walker family (hey, once you tasted the real stuff, you can’t get enough …) and the vaccinations.

I ran into some complications concerning luggage … I’m going to have to throw my viola as a checked-in baggage, since it’s too big to be a carry on. This is every musician’s nightmare, especially when friends of yours have had things happen to them, such as one’s cello’s head getting chopped off by heaven knows what … (this from an instrument that was stored inside a rock-solid travel case, too … it was mangled …). So – computer comes on board with me, small suitcase comes on board with me – large suitcase and viola go down the hatch. I’ll pray. A lot.

Otherwise, met up with a friend who had previously served in French Guiana (Dulcie – http://deejustine.blogspot.com/) and we chatted away for a good deal concerning the routine and the way of life there.

Things are looking good!

(still twitching about the viola in the baggage compartment … *twitch* *twitch*)