Tom sprayed my clothes with nasty chemicals to keep malaria away. Everything I would like to bring is laid out. Now I just have to cull the masses of books that I was hoping to bring with me. Its hard to imagine not having my bookshelf, full of old friends, a desk-chair swivel away. What if I want to look up how someone else did a survey? Or how to make sure my interviews are reliable and valid?! Sigh. I guess I'll have to rely on my wits. And the last 6 years of education.
My plane leaves SFO 3 pm on Thursday the 25th. I arrive in Tana at 11 am Saturday. Stops in Minneapolis, London (7 hour layover!), Nairobi. What does that mean -- something like 35 hours of travel. (I don't want to know the real number!) I have two books, 3 audio books, and 1/2 a dozen theory books with me. And I'm banking on good plane movies. And lots of wine.
It's now hitting me that I am going to be gone from my very comfy California bungalow for over 3 months! I'm going to miss my men (Tom plus Boris and Percy the cats) very, very much. And I'll miss talking to my Oma on the phone, but I'm going to make that hike up the nearby hill to call on a regular basis.
Next time I post, I'll be in MADAGASCAR! Woohoo!
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