Saturday, August 18, 2007
Packing
What would you pack if you were going to Africa for two years?
I've started a packing list. It's already too long, but it also feels like it's missing things. Any suggestions?
In other news, I'm currently awaiting information from the Peace Corps on travel arrangements. Staging (basically two days of vaccines and paperwork in the U.S.) is scheduled to start less than a month from now; I'm scheduled to be on a plane to Tanzania in exactly a month. So the travel arrangements should be coming in the next two weeks. I'm excited to find out the answer to the long-standing mystery of where, exactly, staging is taking place--all I know is that it's a city with a large airport, as we're flying to Tanzania from there.
I've started a packing list. It's already too long, but it also feels like it's missing things. Any suggestions?
In other news, I'm currently awaiting information from the Peace Corps on travel arrangements. Staging (basically two days of vaccines and paperwork in the U.S.) is scheduled to start less than a month from now; I'm scheduled to be on a plane to Tanzania in exactly a month. So the travel arrangements should be coming in the next two weeks. I'm excited to find out the answer to the long-standing mystery of where, exactly, staging is taking place--all I know is that it's a city with a large airport, as we're flying to Tanzania from there.
# posted by Kristen @ 6:03 PM 
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Take some pictures of your home/town, family, and friends that you can show to the people you meet in Tanzania.
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Seems strange that they don't tell you where staging takes place. Do they give you a reason why?
Presumably it's on the East Coast somewhere - makes the most sense to depart from there if one is flying to Africa. Boston/NYC/Miami?
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Seems strange that they don't tell you where staging takes place. Do they give you a reason why?
Presumably it's on the East Coast somewhere - makes the most sense to depart from there if one is flying to Africa. Boston/NYC/Miami?
My best guess is that they haven't told me where staging is because they don't necessarily know themselves. There are probably some people still waiting for medical or legal clearance, and perhaps they're waiting for a final count before buying plane tickets.
(On the other hand, maybe they just want to increase the suspense).
(On the other hand, maybe they just want to increase the suspense).
those distinctively american things you love, but can't get over seas.
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