BOTSWANA BOUND!

I just got storage space for my things while away in Botswana! I am so grateful because that was one of my biggest worries. I also bought luggage for Botswana. Now that these two things have been taken care of, the packing begins! My school ends on the 22nd December and that means that packing really has to commence straight-away because I do not want to leave things for the last minute. 

Talking about doing last minute stuff, I am sending in a bunch of my forms today. My deadline is Wednesday and I am kicking myself for not sending them earlier, a note for next time. I am glad there is scanning and emailing because I find mailing things a bit inconvenient at times; especially when you cannot really send everything at once.

During thanksgiving I received my booklet from the University of Botswana and boy did it get me pumped up! You cannot read it and not be excited. There is just no way...now that I am thinking about it, I think it is designed to excite. I loved how everything was spoken of in such detail that you could almost see these situations in your head happening. Thumps up to the author!

Welcome!

My first blog. Mhhh. I just realised that this blog is being started on thanksgiving. Getting stuffed with turkey has made me realise the things I am thankful for. One of those things is the opportunity to go to Botswana for 5 months on the ACM Botswana Program. I can still vividly remember getting back to my room around midnight, logging into my school email and leaping into the air in excitement! My poor room mate was woken up but who is to judge when good things happen?
I am still debating which part is more exciting to me. Seeing Botswana for the first time? Learning Setswana? Going to an African university? Learning about HIV/AIDS and designing my own project?
This thanksgiving marks the start of most of my practical preparations for Botswana. These include finding a storage place for the belonging I can not take with me and packing for things to take with me to Botswana. In the next couple of days I need to come up with a list of all the things I need to take with me.
I AM SO EXCITED TO GO TO BOTSWANA! At the same time, I am a little anxious about how it is going to be like. I am a junior here in Colorado College and I went to high school in Singapore before coming to college here. I am used to leaving one place for another but I honestly think it is different each time. The experience is never the same and having left home and left one place for another only makes you ready for this new experience; it takes away the fear and gives you hope that everything is going to be alright. I wonder what this is going to be like...