One Week to Go!

Hi All!!

I am excited to announce that after at least six years of wanting to visit Africa.. I am traveling to Kenya ONE WEEK from tomorrow!!

I am in between careers right now.. coming off my one-year commitment as a traveling consultant for Delta Gamma Fraternity (and missing it badly!!) and currently job searching for my next move, so I thought it was the perfect time.. Or, more seriously, the time had finally come that I had no excuses. No commitment holding me back, no rush to the next step (because the next step might be a long one with little room to take a month off for travel!) and no fear of going alone.. One year traveling North America on my own as a consultant really prepares you for (as cdcKristen would say..) indepence.

I am terrified, excited, thrilled, anxious, emotional, nervous, happy, fearful, joyful and astounded. Most of all- in awe.

I can't believe I am doing it.

but I am.

Friday, May 7th at 10p.m. (or 22:00 as my ticket says) I take off from JFK and head for Nairobi. After a 25-hour travel day (complete with 12-hour layover in Amsterdam), I will land in Nairobi, Kenya at 6:00a.m. on Sunday, May 9th (but that's with a 7-hour time difference.. so I think it will be 11:00p.m. EST May 8th). Yes, this happens to be Mother's Day. Mom, I am SO sorry for leaving you on this day.. and most of all for making you worried on this day! But I will call and wish you a happy one when I land! You will probably be asleep, but I will call anyways! ;)

Anyways, more details to come in a bit.. I will post more information about what I am doing and where I will be in the coming days as my anticipation grows! For now, this is just the beginning!

L<3VE always,
Sarah Jane

a.k.a. sister, daughter, friend, Bear, Cella, Stella, and so on..