We're in South Africa now. The flights went well... it wasn't as scary as I expected for it being my first time flying. There were built in movie screens with movies, games, and music built into each seat so that helped to pass a lot of the time ( Read more... )

We had another meeting last Friday. This time, one of the guys who went on this trip a few years ago came in to talk with us. That was nice, hearing about it from the point of view of someone who could tell us what to expect, what to bring, what to watch out for, etc. A lot of the advice he gave us was about things we'd either already discussed or ( Read more... )

On Friday, we had our second meeting for the trip. We filled out a "getting to know you" type of survey and then shared some of our answers. I found I had a few things in common with almost everyone going on the trip, which is always a comfort to know. There's a girl who loves my favorite band, Something Corporate, there are two people with bad ( Read more... )