Preperations and such

Friday was a big day. I managed to find some plane tickets that were both reasonable and did not require me to mortgage the house. Looks like I will be in Rwanda from the 21st of may till the 14 of August, with a stopover in Amsterdam/Western Europe for a week. I am looking for a traveling buddy for the week I am in Europe. Send me a message if your interested.

Injections: I am afraid of needles, I had to get 3, Not as bad as I thought. I am a little disappointed however. I go through all the trouble of building these injections up to being on the same level as major brain surgery and then when its all said and done I get a normal looking band aid. Talk about a buzz kill, I want a snoopy band-aid dang it. When I inquired about this I was told the clinic was short on cash and snoopy was the first to go. That's when it dawned on me, I just became a victim of the economic down turn. I should be grateful, I have a house and a good desk job, but I lost my snoopy band aid. I don't know how I feel about this.

Rwanda

So I begin again. Tomorrow I start preparations for my next great adventure. The thought of loosing myself for the summer is both exciting and scary, yet somehow, I know, this is what I am supposed to do.

"Taking the long way around"
Dixie Chicks

My friends from high school
Married their high school boyfriends
Moved into houses in the same ZIP codes
Where their parents live

But I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow

I hit the highway in a pink RV with stars on the ceiling
Lived like a gypsy
Six strong hands on the steering wheel

I've been a long time gone now
Maybe someday, someday I'm gonna settle down
But I've always found my way somehow

By taking the long way
Taking the long way around
Taking the long way
Taking the long way around

I met the queen of whatever
Drank with the Irish and smoked with the hippies
Moved with the shakers
Wouldn't kiss all the asses that they told me to

No I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow

It's been two long years now
Since the top of the world came crashing down
And I'm getting' it back on the road now

But I'm taking the long way
Taking the long way around
I'm taking the long way
Taking the long way around
The long
The long way around

Well, I fought with a stranger and I met myself
I opened my mouth and I heard myself
It can get pretty lonely when you show yourself
Guess I could have made it easier on myself

But I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow

Well, I never seem to do it like anybody else
Maybe someday, someday I'm gonna settle down
If you ever want to find me I can still be found

Taking the long way
Taking the long way around
Taking the long way
Taking the long way around