Night before departure

imogene — Mon, 2 Feb 2009 19:03:00 GMT

After 2 months of preparing for this trip, I think I'm finally all packed. My back pack is ginormous weighing in at 40 pounds. The box is approximately 45 pounds and its filled with stuff animals, clothes and food. My carry on and camera bag is packed as well.

I took my first dose of Doxy with a probiotic and so far, no GI upset. I'm still feeling under the weather. I must be more stressed than I realized. My last workout was Friday night. I am hoping I will feel a lot better by the time I get on that plane tomorrow. Friends and I got together last night and NW Crossfit for my send off. It was great to see everyone.

Rebecca texted from Ghana and said she and Livinus will be picking us up in Accra. I'm very excited to go on this trip, yet I feel that it hasnt hit me yet. Maybe it will once I feel the heat when I get off the plane. I feel very blessed that I have the opportunity to go on this epic journey, especially during this difficult time on a lot of people. While many people are out of jobs, I am going to be on vacation for nearly 2 months. I dont know what to expect from this trip, but I know that it will be very good for me.

2 weeks til Ghana

imogene — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:00:00 GMT

Testing 1, 2, 3. This is my 1st attempt of a travel journal. Sitting in CCU 7 North station looking outside, trying to stay awake the remainder of my shift. Dr. Kregenow is here and he's teasing me about my paranoia about infectious diseases. Danica is also here tonight and we can't help but giggle when we pass by each other. In between patient care, I'm trying to put together my travel packet. In it, I have my flight info, insurance info, copies of my passport and credit cards, 53 pages of infectious disease literature that is prevalent in West Africa (courtesy of the NP from the travel clinic.) I suppose I can read the material on the long flight there to help induce sleep.

Aspiring Humanitarian

Night before departure

2 weeks til Ghana