From Brooke….

I think that it would be good to post the checklist of items that you all discussed at the meeting today…. so here it is!

Checklist:

– Got your hep a, cipro, malaria prophy, typhoid

– lock for suitcase

– photocopy of passport to you and loved one (who is able to fax if needed)

– obtain an ipod/update with your latest tunes.

– pack at least 2 weeks worth of underwears

– obtain Deet

– get medical stuff from Dr. Yadavalli for transport (?bag from Glynn)

– travel insurance

– brooke will join team CIT2 in Dulles on 8/13/08

– plan for wed sept 10th coverage with chiefs

Some kind of happiness is measured out in miles…

So we are four weeks from heading out to India! for some of the rest of the group this will be somewhere the’ve been before, but for me it will be the farthest from home I have ever been. (Up until then the farthest I’ve been is Hawaii, which is surprisingly far away for being in the same country.)

I’m excited about seeing what things look like on the other side of the world, having new experiences and learning about ID Xtreme! And the food… and shopping!

I’m a little afraid of the travel (missing planes, getting lost, losing my baggage…?), getting my last night float night covered (so I can make it to Dulles, drop off my cat & car and catch my plane!) And being so far away from almost everyone I know – they might forget about me while I’m gone. Also I don’t want to take mefloquine and go nuts!!!