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Packing…. or not.

Three days from now I’ll be well on my way to New Delhi, India. In case anyone doesn’t know, I’ll fill in some details. I’m going to Delhi with a program called Cross Cultural Solutions or CCS (crossculturalsolutions.org). I’ll be living with people from all over the western hemishpere and volunteering in non-profit organizations. The place I’ll be working is called Mobile Creches (mobilecreches.org) and will be working with children in the slums of India’s capital city for the next ten weeks. I have no idea what to expect and cannot wait to start this crazy adventure.

As of right now, I’m just starring at an empty suitcase and wondering when I’ll realize I’m leaving the country. I had a small moment of panic tonight when it dawned on me that I had to pack for two and a half months and promptly drove to the store and bought a Tshirt for no apparent reason other than to feel at least a little more prepared. Now I have one Tshirt in my suitcase and that’s probably how it will stay until Thursday night when I realize packing is fairly important to travel. I’ll do my best to post updates on here once I get to Delhi (my flight gets in late Saturday night). Until then!