Wow - time is flying! I begin my staging event in 16 days... crazy.
Hard to imagine that I've been dreaming about this for so long, and things are about to start happening!
And I have A LOT to do before then!
I've been dropping things in a pile for the last month or so, and at some point I am going to actually have to start dealing with it and begin packing! (I'm taking packing advice, btw, from all those world travelers out there! :)) I don't think I've ever been so intimidated about a task before! I'm not worried about teh weight limit. I just want to make sure I have the things that are most important to me... sounds like most of what I'll need I can get later if I need it.
This weekend we had an open house for our family, friends, and beighbors as a sendoff for my grand adventures. It was so great to have *most* of the people who mean the world to me encouraging me like they did. Nothing like knowing you have such an incredible extended family praying for you while you set out to do what you know you're supposed to be doing.
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The 2008 season for the camp I worked at last summer began again yesterday, and I can't stop thinking about it. If you know me at all, you know that last summer challenged me in ways I never imagined possible. I made a lot of mistakes, but I also poured my heart into that camp. I spent most of the fall working on my capstone project for my Adminstration class, and I utilized the assignment as a way to offer my thoughts to those who support and run the camp. As much work as I put into the proposal for restructuring, I decided to package it up and send it on to 12 professionals in DC who have a direct hand on the camps operations or existence. I wrote a cover letter from an academic feedback perspective in hopes that someone would request to discuss my project further. Other than a quick message from the CEO saying, "Thanks for your proposal, I passed it on to so and so," I never heard back... I don't want to get too specific because of the way the internet works these days, but please keep the kids of this camp in your prayers. These are kids that DESERVE to have a SAFE and FUN summer away from their lives in the city, and the environment I worked in last year couldn't provide much of either...
If you think about it, please say a quick prayer for the staff, the camp, and especially, those KIDS.
1 comment:
This web-site seemed to do a decent job. http://www.peacecorpswiki.org/Packing_list_for_Bulgaria
But honestly I'd say pack more clothes than you would think (but not too much), fun gifts from home (postcards, stuff for kids, a map of your state, etc) and any technical items that are going to be harder to get (i.e. sports equipment).
Hope it helps. I packed light and have survived fine. Most things you really can buy in country for fairly cheap.
Safe travels.
-Tyler
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