Today is packing day. The final errands have been run, the final items have been bought. All that remains is filling my empty backpack. There is an air of excitement in the house as everyone is madly rushing around finding all their long-lost items hiding under couch cushions and bathroom drawers. The weather seems to be matching this fervent energy with bright sun and a strong wind. It is time for another adventure.
Odly enough I feel pretty level. This seems to happen every time I pack for a new stage in life. Maybe the fact that I am just a little over a day away from being in Guatemala is just to surreal to make any emotional impact. I do know that I am stepping into a new thing. Life in the next two months will be different, not just because I am entering a new culture and language. I have had this slowly building sense of anticipation that something significant will happen in these next eight weeks. The phrase "life-changing" comes to mind, not in the colloquial sense, but very very literally. We'll just have to wait and see.
We're throwing all our bags into trucks by midnight tonight and then pulling an all-night road trip to Detroit where our 6am flight will be waiting for us. Once I find my feet in Guate I'll let you all know. Until then here is a couple of photos of other new things.
Birthday party!
