So, I just recently made an appointment with the health clinic to get all the CDC recommended shots for Uganda. Needles really freak me out and I'm not even sure how much all of this will cost me. I believe the only shots I will need are the typhoid, yellow fever, and rabies. Yes, I said rabies. This is recommended by the CDC so I am not going to fight their recommendations. Then I will need malaria pills where I will take the pills one month before arrival in Uganda.
Oh the joys of going out of the country for a long period of time. These are not the things that I like to do but they are the necessary things that have to happen.
My dream of going to Africa are becoming more real to me everyday. With each step in the process, it feels more real. I read the book, What is the What, which sparked my interest in the country of Africa. The book is about the Sudanese lost boys and the journey that they embarked upon for survival. I also read The Poison Wood Bible where a family of missionaries goes to the Congo and experiences something that changes them forever.
This is what this trip means to me, to figure out what I am really made of. I've never left the safety of my life. Now is the opportunity for me to go out into the world and find me. This is the journey, adventure, life changing experience that I will take with me forever.
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