Getting Ready!

Hi folks :)

Less than 2 months away from departure! By now I've had my travel shots (4 total!) and have prescriptions for malaria pills and traveler's diarrhea, and I'm working on getting my supplies.

Things I have:
-several skirts
-several plain shirts
-hiking sandals
-lightweight camping towels
-1 pair flip-flops
and I will most likely be borrowing a backpack from my aunt.
So there's still a lot to still get, but I'm making progress.

We have a few books to read pre-departure (Behind the Beautiful Forevers being one of them), but I didn't find them last time I went to the library and got lazy and still haven't read them! oops. procrastination is showing there. I am a notoriously fast reader and love books so I should *hopefully* be able to read them quite thoroughly in the remaining time. I'll make another library trip tomorrow, and then I'll order them right away via Amazon if I don't find them. They do look really good, though.

It still doesn't seem real, but it's less than 2 months away. I've been starting a bit on spice acclimation, although I have a long way to go yet before I'll be truly comfortable with spicy foods. I'm a bit worried because I do have depression, and while I'm on medication and doing well, it does tend to make me quite  angsty at times. I'll be talking to my doctor about a possible dosage increase so that I can deal with stressful situations in India better. What else? Orientation in Minneapolis starts August 24th, and we fly out the 30th, so far as I remember. Bangalore here I come! but not yet. I'm not done getting ready.

SO EXCITED. I will send you all postcards. that's all!

Intro

Hi folks! :) This fall I will be traveling to India with a combined group of Concordia and Gustavus students, and I couldn't be more excited! This is where I will post things about my journey and all of the wonderful places I'll go.

I don't have much to say yet, just that when I get home I'll probably start taking malaria pills, which are said to give you vivid dreams. Wonder what that will do to someone who already has strange dreams? And I'm discovering that, although I'm a picky eater, I really actually love Indian food. So that it is awesome! I'm browsing Ebay for long skirts to wear there, as well as getting to know the rest of the group - they all seem like amazingly cool people!

Peace,
Malyn