The clock is ticking

Now I am down to 1 day left in the states. This whole 2 month experience preparing for this trip has been surreal. It still seems as if I am not going anywhere yet. Nevertheless, tomorrow is the day. I leave Detroit Metro at 6:30pm and then arrive in Frankfourt, Germany approx. 12 hours later for a three-hour layover. Then I will arrive in Addis Ababa.

I am so curious as to what I will see when I get there...the people I'll meet...the sounds around me...the conditions of my house. I am very excited. This is going to be an excellet adventure (not a pun on Bill and Ted).

I have never understood the level of how a person can affect another. On Tuesday I was supposed to meet a couple of friends in Hillsdale for dinner. It turned out to be a suprise going away party with about 15-20 peole from the hillsdale wind symphony. At times I have struggles with showing my personal emotions, however, that night was amazing. I never thought that anything like that would happen. I am blessed. I just hope and pray that I can make a difference in someone else's life in Addis. We'll see.