Location: (still) Bedford MA, USA

LESS THAN A MONTH. Oh boy, this date of departure is creeping up quite quickly. I got to check something off my list today though, immunizations! Well kind of, I'm all set on hep.a as well as typhoid and polio. There seems to be national shortage on the yellow fever vaccine, so I have to wait until the travel clinic calls me back on that one. Other than that I've got my prescription for all the malaria pills I could ever want or need, as well as antibiotics for a just in case.. crazy food and such can result in some serious digestive distress.

Thats about all for now, I'm in the process of booking a hostel in Sevilla, Spain for a night by the beach, as well as signing up for a trip in China put together by one of the SAS students. (aberdeen fishing village, olympic stadium, hike and sleep on the Great Wall)

I have a hard time imagining all the stuff that's piling up in Alex's room fitting into a tiny cabin. Especially all the books coming in the mail that I'll have to carry on the ship. I'm glad I have Margot Iwanchuk, packing genius, to help squish everything into two large duffel bags and a back pack!