Today is the Day

I'm outta here! The total travel time is only 26 hours... yikes. For the first month it'll be hospitals and clinics, then for the second month I'm going to see how much of South Africa I can cover. I'll try to post here frequently. Take care! If you get a chance drop me a line as well, I know I will miss friends and family back home.

Heading On Downstream

Well... the Gauley River has seen its last day of busting through the Summersville Dam, so I am headed home for about a week to relax, see friends/family, and play with my dog. The kidney stones mysteriously turned into "nothing". The doctor said I was fit as a fiddle and that the ER doctor lied. And graciously, the mysterious pains went away. I'm okay with that.

Just this morning I received my housing assignment for South Africa. I'll be staying with a couple who are both gradeschool teachers who have two sons, ages 12 and 15, one of who's name is BoomBoom. There are 4 others that will be doing the same program as I am through November, which is an intensly focused, academic course consisting of daily lectures and observations seeking to help us begin to understand the complex culture and health care system of this facinating country. More on this soon... Chipotle is calling.