7 days left!

Only seven days left until my voyage which seems unbelievable! I think I am ready - a few loose ends to tie up and a few things still on the to do list, and of course, that thing I am dreading most... But I feel ready. I've always been lucky to have the "if I forget it, it's not the end of the world" gene but also have the gene that makes people say "OMG ARE YOU MOVING IN?!" when they see my bags for the weekend so this should be fun!

I've been assigned to Deck 3: The Baltic Sea, and my color is (you may want to sit down for this): orange... I don't know how I'll ever pack for that :)
I got an iPhone (hello 2012!) so it will be easier for me to connect when there is wifi around. Dr. Bell was amazing and hooked me up with all my shots and vaccines and medicines for 4 months, Santa bought me super long lasting mosquito repellent for Africa, and my dear friend Brendan, who is the photographer at RC, met with me and walked me through some photography basics.  So many people have been so gracious through all of this and its been so wonderful.Saying goodbye to my students was the worst part, as I knew it would be but they are so genuinely happy for me and sent me off with such love. It was great. I moved out of the apartment at RC which was also very hard. Both because moving should be illegal and because there was a ton of emotion in it but it's done and that's awesome.

I've also been assigned a classroom who I will be in contact with regularly and update on my travels. Shout out to Jane's 6th grade math class in Titon Falls, NJ! I'm excited to see what kind of questions they have and what interests them about the places I'm going.

Today, I'm going to try to finalize my to do list and packing list and get moving! We'll see if that actually happens :)

Here's a fun tour of the ship if you are interested!

Thank you all for reading! Hopefully my next post will be from the airport! I'll show you my packing photos! YIKES!