I can’t believe I leave for Guatemala on Saturday. Traveling by myself, communicating primarily in my native tongue from a previous life, working in the ‘jungle,’ seeing what life is like in an orphanage… it’s all very exciting, and of course a little scary.
Right now I’m loading up my throw-away iPod Nano (gift from an ex) with my fav tunes and some audiobooks on Guatemala. I figure I’ll take the Nano instead of my prized full-size iPod so that if it’s stolen I won’t be heartbroken. In fact, I would enjoy the thought of some tough thief walking around with an iPod that has BABYFACE inscribed on the back of it. Yeah, I said it, that was my pet name. Try not to vomit.
It seems like my trip to-do list is in constant flux… as soon as I pare it down it expands again. But I think I have the most important things done at this point: I know where I’m going, who’s receiving me, and what sights I MUST see, as well as those I’d like to squeeze in if there’s time. For this, I have to give a big thanks to one of my ‘UCB’ friends, as well as many strangers on the Casa Guatemala facebook group. It is so great how former volunteers are so willing to share their experiences and offer advice. One woman wrote out the equivalent of 3 pages, responding to every single question I had in meticulous detail. How did people do anything before facebook???
I need to stop blabbing and get some sleep. I guess it’s hard for me to disengage from preparation cuz this is a big big trip for me on many levels. I will add a link for a slideshow of the kid’s latest production of The Lion King, and leave it at that for tonight :)
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