Woah.

I have had my final meetings and learned that my roommates will be a lovely girl named Caroline (like the Neil Diamond song)who I have gotten to know at our meetings and a girl named Becka who I met while we were signing up for rooms.

Currently I am leaving in 5 days. I am nervous, anxious and beyond excited about all this. The only downfall is I constantly feel like I am going to hurl. I am a hurricane of emotion. The realization of all this has been slowly setting in and it's weird to think that at this time next week I will be checking in to my hotel and getting situated in my rooms. IN CAMBODIA! Just in case you were wondering, it's 79 degrees in Phnom Pehn right now. Jealous? Not even Ashley "it's Christmas day and I am wearing a t-shirt" Humphrey can beat that. For those of you who are not privileged enough to know Ash, she is my nutty cousin who can not be contained by United States borders. She is currently studying in Lebanon for the school year. (Love you babe!)

I started my typhoid meds yesterday and I probably should have read the side effects better. Apparently, one side effects is gas. Like painful, uncontrollable gas. Oy! Luckily I have two dogs to blame it on!

More later!

I got shot today. 3 times.

So um, holy crap. If I would have known how freaking painful this trip was going to be I would have maybe rethought this whole adventure. Wait, who the heck am I kidding! I wouldn't miss this trip for anything! But seriously, I started the Hep A series today and got my tetanus shot today. Then on top of it all they are doing a blood smear to see if I got my Hep B series. Because, I am about the age where is was required for school. Sooooo not only did the stinkin' nurse shoot me, she called me OLD too. Ugh. I also have 5 prescriptions I have to get filled: Anti malaria, anti typhoid, Japanese Encephalitis, and one for traveler's diarrhea.I will be filling the diarrhea one, since I make it a point not to poop my pants.

Cambodia Trip

So, I had my second informational meeting about my fun fantastic trip tonight. I received all of my travel information. I leave Minneapolis/St.Paul International Airport at 7:00am on Sunday January 3rd. From there I fly to Chicago and then on to Seoul, Korea. From there, Phnom Penh, Cambodia! So I leave here on Sunday at 7am and my itinerary says that I do not arrive at my hotel until 10:30pm on MONDAY! Gross.

Here's what my schedule looks like:
Jan4- Arrive at hotel @10:30 pm
Jan5- Phnom Phen National Museum Royal Palace
Jan6- The Killing Fields
Jan7- Holliday Victory Day Wat Phnom Victory Day Celebration
Jan8- Khmer Rouge Trials
Jan9- Evening Boat Ride on the Mekong
Jan10- New Life Center Worship Service
Jan11- Chab Dai Office Visit
Jan12- International Justice Mission Office Visit
Jan13- International Justice Mission Office Visit Child Safe
Jan14- Planning for Agape aftercare home
Jan15- Agape Aftercare Home
Jan16- Agape Aftercare Home
Jan17- Church in Sway Pak
Jan18- Traveling to Shianoukville
Jan19-23 Life University
Jan24- Independence Hotel
Jan25-Debriefing and Travel
Jan26-Phnom Penh
Jan27- Depart for the US @11:40am
Jan28-Return to the US @11:50am

On the way back I fly from Phnom Penh to Seoul,Korea. Seoul Korea to Chicago,Illnois. From Chi-town to Minneapolis.

It's 13 hours from Chi-town to Seoul and then another 5 from Seoul to Phnom Penh. Not something I am looking forward too! But, I can't wait.

My very first blog!

Ok, so this is my very first blog on my new blog site. I used to do this on myspace but that is like so 3 years ago! I set this up so I can journal about my time in Cambodia. I will be studying there in January of 2010. It would be nice to have a record of that! Then when I come back who knows what will come of this. Check back soon for more updates.