It’s hard to believe that 2 weeks have passed since my job ended. The time has flown, and our January 1 departure date is rapidly approaching. It has been an odd experience to stop working after so many years, and I've been grateful that I have the trip to Malawi to focus on as that gives me very little time to think about what a huge transition this has been. People have asked me what I plan to do after we get back and my response is "I have no idea" - that is an odd feeling, but also feels right since we are making this huge transition in our lives and who knows what the future will bring.
Periodically, John and I have gone into a panic thinking about all that needs to happen before we leave on January 1. It’s so hard to plan for what we might need in the next 6 months, and I have to keep reminding myself that we can buy some things there, although not a lot of things will be available. We have taken our cats to my dear friend Elizabeth's house, which was probably my biggest trauma around the whole trip, but they have already settled in and are adapting well which is a huge relief. I guess we all have some adapting to do for the next few months.
We are beginning to focus on the strategic planning process we will be engaging in as well, and that is so exciting to think about. I haven't felt this energized in years. We already know of some friends who will be coming to visit, and John has arranged some connections at the University of Minnesota that probably mean some visitors while we are there as well, so that is very exciting also.
I hope to post one more time before we leave, and will send out emails when I am there to any of you who have asked to be updated. I don't know if I'll be able to post any photo's so am going to put a few more on before I leave. I'm going to also include some video clips I hope.
We are starting the year with a bang!
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