Three More Days

Hi Family and friends!
So I am leaving in about three days. Until then I have four finals to finish and it's so hard to have my mind occupy my responsibilities. ugh. Anyhow I leave early... 7:00 Thursday morning. My papa is going to drop me off for my TWENTY-EIGHT hour flight. Mostly just wanted to write and tell you all that I am SOOO excited to go on this adventure. Probably never moreso than this very moment! Anyhow I'll probably write again the night before I leave but just wanted to tell anyone that was wondering if I really am going... because I am! It's real and I'm leaving in three days!! peace out.

Great NEWS!!

So i didn't end up in Tanzania in January... obviously. Which is really such a blessing because I was able to go to school this semester and have really enjoyed the opportunities that I've been given. Anyhow, my swim coach Wade was planning on going to Cambodia in May, so I was planning on using my funds to go to Cambodia with him... well not enough people signed up for his group to go. I was so sad about that. But now I am going to go to Tanzania from April 30- June 9 which is so wonderful! Thank you all so much for your donations! I raised enough money in contributions to pay for nearly all of my airfare (which is 1,500 dollars.) I just bought my airfare about an hour ago and got an acceptance e-mail from the orphanage I am going to be volunteering at! It's called the Faraja Orphanage Centre and is in a village just outside of Arusha, near Mt. Kilimanjaro :) I can't tell you how excited I am! I'm going to post a picture of some kids at the orphanage I will be at, but just think in less than 2 months I'll be showing you pictures of my own!