The Road Has Been Paved & I've Been Poked

The tickets were finally purchased this week by the group travel agent. Ashely (one of our group leaders) sent us the message on Monday. What a great day Monday became! Seven months ago I became aware of this opportunity at a Champlain College student club fair. For seven months, I have been dreaming and for the next two months I will be in overdrive trying to understand, predict, become more culturally literate and envision the experience I will have.

Let's have some fun, do you think can guess my itinerary?

Below are images of the locations in which I will be stopping in order to get to my final destination.

I'll be driving to this location _________________.



Then flying to ___________.



Departing and flying to ______________.



Making a quick connection to catch a flight to _______________.



And finally, trying to contain my excitement on the last leg of my journey to __________________.




I will be flying from Boston to Washington DC to Rome, Italy to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and then finally to Dar es Salaam!

How well did you do?

The road has been paved. The tickets have been bought. This is real. So what was my next step?

The international travel clinic at Fletcher Allen. Today I had the joy of becoming someone's personal voodoo doll. $400 later, I was able to go off on my merry way with three bandages and a few written prescriptions to be filled right before my departure.

Today I received the Yellow Fever vaccination, a Polio booster and a delightful typhoid immunization. I also will be taking Mefloquine malaria pills before, during and after my time in Tanzania and if needed I am prepared with Ciprofloxacin (let us leave it at...you don't want to know what they are for...).

Let the time drift on by until May 17th. On the 18th when I arrive, let time stop...or at least continue in slow motion....until I eventually arrive back in Boston on the 8th of June.


Stay tuned for a few documentary recommendations soon!