So its June 15th huh? Weird. Those last 4 weeks sure did fly by fast, which makes me wonder what the next 4 weeks of summer have in store for this Adventurer. This last week I have been experiencing an emotion that is very foreign to me. Fear. I will arrive in Ethiopia at 1215am, a solo white female in the craddle of humanity with a ton of crap and a lot of American cash. I have a room booked for the first night at the ridiculously overpriced Hilton (really Hilton, need you charge so much in Africa?), but after that I was unable to book a guesthouse in advance because they don't do reservations. I guess that is an American thing to plan ahead. The doctors I am supposed to work with while I am there have yet to email me where I am supposed to go on Monday, much less a number to call in order to find them. The good news is I have an Ethiopian cell phone chalk full of numbers of people living Addis that are ready to help out a Wisconsinite at the drop of a cheesehead.
When I joined the Peace Corps I was 23 years old and too dumb to be scared of anything. Rocco says I should use a nicer word, like naive, but I still say 23 year olds are the dumbest creatures on the planet. Now at 29, I have a sense of my own mortality, but I guess I was dumb enough to think I could do this on my own so maybe by 30 my adventures will be to more comfortable places like time shares in Florida.
Don't get me wrong. I am beyond excited about this adventure. I finally get to go to freaking Africa! I just want to be there, know where I will be staying for 4 weeks and know that the doctors I will be working with see me and know I am there. Worrying has always been my strong suit. Taking a deep breath and letting go of the reins is something I am still working on...until then...Adventure is out there! Squirrel!!!
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