So here I sit, enjoying consistent electricity, air conditioning, pure tap water, and other joys of home that may soon be considered luxuries. As of 1:35pm tomorrow...a mere 23 hours away...Contintental Airlines will be whisking me away to what is probably going to become my greatest adventure yet.
Once I'm settled in I'll have more information for everyone...including a phone number and mailing address, but for now, check out http://www.youvolunteer.org/. It gives a really nice overview and has some pictures, so take a look. Please send me e-mails and keep in touch...i'm not sure how frequently I'll have internet access, but I'll try to do the same.
As of now, my greatest and only concern is figuring out how to pack up my life into a backpack that seems to be getting smaller and smaller. Once--or if-- that mammoth and seemingly impossible task is completed, I just have to wrap my head around the fact that it's September already. THEN I can go on my merry way.
I'm spending two nights and one day in Quito, then a 5 hour bus ride to Puyo, the closest town to where I will be living. I'm meeting up with some volunteers and coordinators who are already there, and then i'll finally arrive at my new home some time Saturday in the late afternoon.
Thanks to everyone for all the well wishes and happy thoughts. Here's hoping for an exciting and fun experience in the Amazon of Ecuador.
Stay tuned, and i'll see everyone next summer!
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