6/4/09
I can’t believe after all the months of preparation for this trip we are actually leaving tomorrow! My main emotion is definitely excitement, with some nervous energy mixed in of course. Since it’s the day before we leave, I inevitably know I won’t get a wink of sleep tonight. Ever since I was a little kid I have never been able to sleep the day before something "big" was going to happen---the “big” events have changed over time…from first days of school to cross-country moves to important job interviews to big trips, but the insomnia has stayed exactly the same—hey I should be thankful right? Because it always means something “big” and typically great is about to happen!
For those of you who don’t know what I’m doing/why I’m going: My brothers, Matt and Stephen, and I are headed to Tanzania for a month. We are going on a volunteer trip through an organization called Cross-Cultural Solutions. I think what I love the most about these trips is that you have a group of people of different ages, different belief systems, from different cities around the globe all coming together for one reason: to help those who haven’t been given the advantages that we have been given in this lifetime. It’s an amazing concept, and I am incredibly lucky and thankful to be a part of it.
Well, I’ll wrap this first one up by saying that I will miss you all while I am gone and I can’t wait to share this experience with all of you (and also that I’m by no means a writer and tend to ramble when I speak so feel free to skim) :-)
Amani,
Valerie
I hadn't realized you were leaving already..not sure what I was thinking. I pray for safe travels for you, Matt and Stephen. I also pray that you will be safe while you are there and that you have a wonderful experience. It is so great that you are sharing this with your brothers! I look forward to reading all your posts...rambling on or not! Love you all..Aunt Cindy
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