Day of departure

Blogging is so not me..yet.

I just wrote an entry and then went preview. at that point it gave me an option of publishing or saving, I wanted neither so pressed "back" and lost it all.

Its 5am, been awake. Feeling Excited and Ready (FEAR). Fear of not accomplishing anything worthwhile, perhaps even causing harm, fear of gettingh sick, spending all our money or giving it away, fear of being horrified.

I just read Courtenays blog, shes one of the 3 beautiful women I travelled with to India. Now THATS a blog. Pictures and very newsy. My entries wil be full of typos and don't count on photos.

After a year of planning Iam here at Tanyas Dad's in North Vancouver. on the agenda today is a RUN, oh I wish it was nt so dark, and then getting business cards together.

My main goals:

-visit fish farms (help out if I can)with Susan Thompson
-tour a Rotary microcredit project with Oikocredit
-visit the orphanage Tanya contacted and help out (we brought some nice gifts)
-connect Valley View Elementary with their sponsored school (we have signed soccer bals to give away)
-visit many Rotary clubs wherever we go
-run at least 100m with a Kenyan running club
-have lots of time between tours to hang out at our Kakamega house

Why am I going to Africa? I hope to know by the time I get back.

This time tomorrow we wil be in Amsterdam. We have about 5 hours in the city- supposed to be cold and wet- to give Tanya and Cody their first glimpse of Europe. I think a glimpse is worth it.

ok, im going to press 'publish' now (even though I'd like to preview) and see if I dont lose this. then im going to read a real blog, Courtenay in Vietnam, to get some tips. She had a pretty cool trip. Then a run, then repack our bags.