It's here! It's finally here!

One Anti-malaria pill down, only 22 more to go!! :) Take that you stupid 'skeeters! :) On the eve of my trip I am feeling a jumble of emotions! The first being complete and total excitement! The second being complete and utter nervousness! The third being complete and utter (well... you get the picture! :)). It's 6:30pm and I am finishing up some laundry before packing my suitcase. As of right now, my things are all just in a jumble on the floor around the suitcase. I am also chilling in some REALLY old tennis shoes to see if they hurt me feet (I want to bring at least one pair that I will leave there)... so far so good!

My flight leaves tomorrow @ 10:30 in the morning and I head from there to Washinton D.C.. I have arranged for "shuttle a la mom" to take me to the airport and to give me the traditional send off. After that, I head directly from D.C. to Accra!!! There are four other teammates on the same flight to Accra (I have a feeling there are only two flights tpto Ghana every day!) and we are hoping to all meet up in the airport! Upon arriving in Accra on Saturday @ 1pm, myself and my 4 new friends will be picked up (hopefully! Can you tell I have been traumatized before by having someone not pick me up at an airport in a foreign country!!!) by the affiliate host. The host will then take us to the hotel (the Crystal Palm in Accra) where 7 of our teammates will be waiting with baited breath to meet us! That evening we will have an orientation meeting and get to know each other over dinner. The next morning we will pack everything up and head to the airport @ noon to pick up our last teammate. From there we will drive 8-10 hours to our village. After that... I've got nuthing:) I have no idea where the trip will head from there except I know that it will be quite an adventure. There is a possibility that we will head to a town about an hour away sometime during the following weekend, and I've heard a rumor that the town MAY have internet. I am hoping to update this blog at this point so check back. If not, than I will update you all after the 21st when I return! Please keep me and my teammates in your thoughts and prayers and I can't wait to follow up with you all when I get home! Here I come Africa!!! :)