It is now safe to say that the butterflies in my stomach are now constantly fluttering. I am SO EXCITED to embark upon this new crazy exciting adventure! There have been more tears since my last post... but more excitment and anticipation as well. For example: This morning I walked in through our NEW front door (which looks amazing by the way, good job papa bear) and saw my mom baking her famous wild rice bread in the kitchen and immediatly started to bawl my eyes out: hugging the life out of her like I was 5 years old heading to summer camp for the first time. Only this time around I'm not 5, I'm 20; and I'm not going to summer camp for a week, I'm going to Africa for 9 months. It's pretty amazing how we all grow up, create our own path, and somehow become independent of our parents. Pretty dang amazing indeed.
The newest news: I found out about my host family! I'll be staying with a 57 year old woman named Maman Anne Marie Badji. She is a civil servant and has a son who lives in France with his wife and children. Not quite what I was expecting, but I'm still extremely delighted and hoping for the best.
Packing is finished! I managed to fit everything into a 55L backpack and will also have my regular backpack as a carry-on. Who knew I could pack up my life into 2 bags? So... AMANDA, be proud. :)
This time on Sunday, I will be in Washington D.C. catching a flight to Dakar.
"It is always with excitement that I wake up in the morning wondering what my intuition will toss up to me, like gifts from the sea. I work with it and rely on it. It's my partner." -Dr. Jonas Salk
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