Eve of Adventure

I leave for the airport in 12 hours,

 and my house is a mess.

As my Mom she cowers,

I'm ready for this quest.

Now isn't that the cutest little poem you ever read?  Ms.Watkins (my senior year English teacher) is beaming somewhere, I'm sure of it. 

So let's get down to business.  All of the things I'm taking with me are sitting on the couch in our living room, waiting patiently to be crammed into a much too small suitcase.  We are holding off on the cramming as long as we possibly can to reduce the wrinkling damage. 

I wanted to make a nice brief blog post to perhaps outline my intentions and hopes for the first leg of my trip.  "Setting my Intentions" is something I learned from going to Mrs.Zetterberg's yoga classes (she was my 7th grade World History teacher).  In the context of yoga, that phrase is used to determine what you want to get out the class whether it be to loosen up a specific part of your body or something more spiritual like learning to let go of negativity or a busy mind. 

I hope in Ghana and South Africa that I will be able to create life-long friendships with not only my fellow global gappers, but also with the people of Ghana and South Africa.  I hope to positively impact their lives and perhaps brighten the days of those who are less fortunate than I am.  I also am looking for some clarity for myself.  I know this is an extremely vague statement, but I just want to know more about myself.  Whether it be about what I can and cannot handle, concerning what I want to do with my life (I certainly need some clarity in that regard, but I still have time), or even just figuring out how to make myself comfortable when faced with circumstances outside of my comfort zone.  So clarity.  Yeah, vague, but captures my intention.

I wanted to say thank you to everyone that has supported me in this crazy endeavor to come and has sent me good vibes.  I will certainly be tapping into those good vibes during my two grueling flights tomorrow.  Sorry to everyone I didn't get a chance to say goodbye to officially.  I do sincerely love you all and will miss you.

I won't have the cellular functions of my phone, but will have internet sometimes.  So, feel free to contact me through facebook and say Howdy (sound as American as possible so I don't forget home) and I'll try to get back to you asap.

Thanks again for reading and see you all in December for a bit!!!!