PackPrep

I am now deep into preparations, which so far have included testing out a sort of contact lense that can remain in for 2 weeks straight, pondering the merits of Insect Shield clothing versus regular applications of bug spray, submitting myself to various shots and tests, and obtaining a visa for my passport. So far, so good.

There are many things left to do and many things left to buy, but as I spend my last 3 1/2 weeks (that is such a short time!) here at home I intend to remember to live the moments as they exist, to not become so entrenched in what is coming on August 31 when I arrive in Ghana that I forget that it is not yet August 31. I don't know what I will miss the most in terms of material comforts (though you are welcome to take a guess on the poll to your right), but I am realizing how foreign it will be to call other people my "brothers" or "parents" after I leave my family behind and meet my host family--even if their titles are preceded by the clarifying prefix "host."