i fly out thursday - just two days left. i am still having a hard time imagining myself over there and while it has slowly started to get more and more real to me, i don't think it will completely hit me until i'm actually in the streets of abuja.
i've spent the last two or so weeks spending a ton of time with family, friends, coworkers, etc. it's been awesome to see so many people, but somewhat overwhelming at the same time -- even to the point of feeling a liiiiiittle cranky at being so busy with seeing people i love. it was somewhat frustrating because i think i knew i needed some down time, but wanted to make the most of the time i had left in jersey. luckily, i met up with a few of my closest girlfriends last night. in past summers we have done bible studies together, which didn't really work out this year, but we took some time to just talk and pray about the things going on in our lives. it was really uplifting and i felt so much better after leaving them.
i should probably get to finishing up that packing, huh... will try and write one more time once everything is done and right before i fly out. eek!
and to close out - a few answers to other questions i've heard a lot...
q: what happens if you don't like it there? can you leave?
a: i have a 2 year commitment to the school, but there is some clause about being able to leave if i get really sick or something. obviously i don't want that to happen, and i guess if i don't like it there i'm going to suck it up and find a way to like it or at least make it through. i suppose that was partially even kind of the point of me doing this in the first place - to be put out of my comfort zone and to do something completely new and different than ever before. it really surprised me that so many people asked me this.. i hadn't even really considered it because i guess i just don't want to even consider running away from an experience that challenges me.
q: what about adrien? are you going to do the long-distance thing?
a: i'm not going to write too much about this on here, but yes, we're going to try the long-distance thing. i appreciate his support in this whole endeavor more than he probably knows. he hasn't once told me that i can't go (not that i would listen haha) but he has definitely told me how much he'll miss me, as i will him. i like to think we're both pretty independent people and i'm optimistic about the whole situation.
q: will you have internet in nigeria? what's the time difference?
a: yes! i hear that internet is not nearly as stable as it is here in the U.S. but i guess we'll just have to see when i get there. feel free to send emails, fb msgs, or comment here. i'll also be skyping with adrien & family so let me know if you have an account and we can have skype dates every once in awhile. :) time difference is 5-6 hours. there's no such thing as daylight savings time in nigeria so it depends on the time of the year.
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