Well, the time has come for me to leave for Botswana. It snuck up really quickly, but I think I'm finally ready to go. I won't be able to update a whole lot (only for a few days once I get to Gaborone, and then not at all for 4-5 weeks), but I promise that whenever I have internet access I will update you all on the progress of my adventure.

Here's the plan for today:

Flight to London leaving at 7:25 pm
Flight from London to Johannesburg leaving at 7:05 pm (London time)
Flight from Johannesburg to Gaborone leaving 8:35 am (Johannesburg time)

I'll arrive in Botswana at 9:20 am Tuesday morning (Botswana is 9 hours ahead of Phoenix, so that's about midnight Phoenix time). From there, I'll spend a few days at the program house with my program-mates and try to reset my biological clock as much as I can.

I had a wonderful last night in town with friends and I will miss everyone dearly. Here's my request from all of you. Please keep in contact with me. Even though I won't have regular internet access, I still want to know what's going on in your lives. Email me, comment on my blog, facebook me, whatever. Just keep me updated, and I will do the same. Talk to you from Botswana =).

Love you all,

Jess