i finally informed work people on monday that i will be leaving. my last day will be on may 14. it feels wonderful to be able to talk freely about ghana and to show my excitement.
i'm beginning to think about packing and all the little details now. i got my second pair of glasses. pc won't officially support contact lenses because of lack of sanitation, so we are required to bring two pairs of glasses. i have the best eye doctor ever, by the way. he (and his staff) were really excited to hear all about my trip, giving me a ton of free stuff and discounts on my glasses.
i'm also finding discounts on other stuff for pc. several outdoor companies offer discounts to volunteers. my apartment, however, is not as sympathetic to the sacrifices a pc volunteer must make. they will not allow me to break my lease; rather, i have to pay the buy out penalty of one month's rent. at least i tried!
packing: my new backpack should arrive tomorrow! i am planning to pack a huge wheeled suitcase and that backpack for my 27 months. my flight restrictions are 80 pounds, 110 inches with two combined bags. and most importantly, i need to be able to carry my own bags. hence the backpack as one of my checked bags.
i have been trying to figure out a way to save some (or all?) of my dvd collection onto my computer so i don't need to bring them. if any of you have advice on this front, can you please let me know? i'm completely puzzled as to how to make this work.
ok, one last subject for this scattered post: this is the link to live streaming of a ghanaian radio station! it's kinda fun to listen to if you get bored.
please leave me comments! i want to see who is reading this and what kinds of things you guys want to read about!
i read your blog joy. i will always read your blog. and i don't care what you write about!
ReplyDeleteI read your blog and find it very interesting! If you are still looking for a way to do your movies...Matt knows how to take DVDs and turn them into digital files on a computer...I don't know how he does it though. But if you can do something like that and just get a really big external hard drive or something...it would probably work. I can ask him what he uses. Let me know if that would be helpful.
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ReplyDeleteYour Mom sent your blog to me and I am so glad that she did. This is just about as exciting as life gets! I will read whatever you write and pass it onto my children. We studied Africa this year in our home schooling studies and reading about an Indy Gal in Africa will make it really come alive. I know that you will be really missed...thank goodness for internet. I hope that God makes Himself very REAL to you in all that you endeavor to do.