This is what 4 months looks like:

Im bringing less clothes for 4 months than I normally wear in a week...its a little scary but also pretty liberating.

All packed; I leave in less than 6 hours.

I havent eaten anything in a day, but I've had gallons of "tension tamer" herbal tea. Not sure how much good it is doing! But mostly I am very excited.

Today I FINALLY heard from a RCDP coordinator about who I will be living with when I arrive. It feels good to have that squared away. I also heard that we will be picking up another volunteer on monday, so I wont be all alone! They will probably be some 65 year old retired man that only speaks German, but oh well...

This will be my last post until I am abroad. I hope I will have internent access when I arrive, but there is a good chance that I wont. It could be days before I can get to an internet cafe (Im staying 5 miles from the nearest town). It could even be weeks! Dont worry if you dont hear from me for a while.

I'd like to say something clever to end this, like "goodbye" in Sinhala or Tamil (both languages they speak in Sri Lanka), but I honestly have no idea how. [I hope they have English signs in the airport!]