Hi Everyone,

I leave on my Peace Corps adventure to Mauritania tomorrow, Sunday June 24. My planes leaves Minneapolis/St. Paul at 7am (for those of you who know me, I don't get up that early :) ). I spend two days in Philadelphia then head on to New York on Tuesday. I leave New York Tuesday night to fly to Dakar, Senegal. I guess the Peace Corps will bus me from Dakar to training. I can't believe it's finally here. This has been a long time coming and I want to thank everyone for the support and encouragement you've given me. I am looking forward to Mauritania. I have packed a couple soccer balls and frisbees, in hopes that I will be able to play some sports with the girls I will be working with. However, being in a Muslim country I don't know how that will work. Maybe that's something I can work on since I am a Girls Education and Empowerment Volunteer.