Flight Tomorrow

I am at the hotel, checked in, and waiting in my room to meet my roommate, who is around here somewhere.  We have a pre-departure meeting in an hour downstairs.  I have had four glasses of water.  Either I am starting to get antsy or I'm trying to over-hydrate before I get there.

The drive down to NYC was pretty seamless.  Zach now has my car, which I think is making me more nervous than the fact that I am flying to Africa tomorrow.  Perhaps I am redirecting my nerves. Whatever the case, please drive carefully!

Tonight is the start the first, of what will hopefully be many, trips to developing countries to help fight against poverty, corruption, oppression, sexism, racism and illness.  Lofty.  But it works.  According to Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn in Half the Sky (the book that inspired this adventure and introduced me to WorldTeach in the first place), educating women and poverty stricken families is proven to be the most effective way of raising a country's status, and that country's citizens' quality of life.  I am being given the opportunity to help access to technology, and apply the technologies in business ownership, personal and community health, personal and community advancement, and environmental protection.  AND I'll be continuing to hone and develop my own teaching style, so that I can come back with more skills, applications and connections to educating and helping people.

So. Here goes nothing!