9 weeks to go!!

On June 4, I leave to live in Burkina Faso for 2+ years.

Picture included in the Welcome Book I received.

So what does this mean? I muscled my way through Rosetta Stone exercises in UCSD's Language Lab. I watched all three seasons of Game of Thrones with French subtitles, which was totally awesome. But more recently, I have been watching Disney's Frozen, in French, on repeat.

Disney did such a great job with the French adaptation!

What do I still have left to do? A lot of hanging out with friends in San Diego for 6 more weeks before I head back to NorCal. Let's hang out!! I'm going to organize a SoCal get-together, so stay tuned.

I also have packing left to do. Yikes. I have consolidated the list of items Peace Corps recommends and I've added items recommended by current Burkina Faso volunteers.  My packing list is a whopping 3.5 pages on Google Docs. I get to bring 2 checked bags that are less than 50 lbs each. I also get to bring a carry-on and backpack. Sounds like a lot of space, but when you're packing for two years, it gets slightly overwhelming for an indecisive person. And I'm a light packer. So... I'll let you know how that goes. I'll post my packing list closer to departure.

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