We meet at the airport at 6 am. I want to know why flights can't all leave at noon? Most of our team is probably doing what I am doing right now - obsessively trying to squash more and more stuff into our 50 lb bags.... I have to report a casualty that has really sent me into a tizzy - if you know me at all, you know I am attached to my Blackberry night and day - riding through the jungles of Uganda or on the streets of Paris, I am listening for that little beep. It makes me feel safe and connected to the world. My "port" is dying and it died too late for me to get a replacement phone. SO. breathe deeply. I may. be. on.a. mountain.in China. without.my. appendage... No checking Facebook. No blogging from a bus on a curvy road. No quick email while waiting in line at the Forbidden City. More than one person has implied divine justice. Perhaps. It probably IS an idol, certainly too important. But I must admit - I will give it CPR until the last bit of battery juice drains from it's sleek silver frame. Yes, we have other phones, we have a laptop, we have a phone store next door to our campus where I can use a community phone with a hoard of locals watching me with great delight. But it won't be the same. Sleep well good soldier - you have served me well. Give me three more weeks Global Phone...I am begging you.
Okay - enough of that - think of us as we fly off tomorrow. We have a good 36 hours or more of travel from Port Columbus to our final destination. We will be exhausted, smelly, giddy with sleep deprivation, starving, and bleary-eyed but excited to begin our camp. Last year we had donkey burgers on the plane - wonder what awaits us this year?? Follow our antics - we NEED your "thoughts",your comments, your cheers. Three weeks in a foreign land is a long time! Follow our friends in Uganda and Louisville as well - love you guys♥♥♥
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