Well, it is now official. The plane tickets to Uganda have been purchased and $1800 later there is no backing out now. There is a weird mixture of excitement and reservation that has overcome me. I am super excited to go on this journey but now I am nervous. Perhaps I am nervous because now it is really happening and it isn't just a dream anymore. The dream is actually coming to life.
The tickets that we purchased are through Delta which is who the international coordinator suggested we fly through. Brittney and I are going to first fly to Amsterdam, then to Rwanda, and then to Entebbe. We begin our journey on August 26th at 5:35 pm and we will not arrive in Entebbe, Uganda until August 27th at 10:15 pm. The total hours of traveling will be roughly 17 hours not including layovers to arrive in Uganda. That's a long travel time and will be the longest that I have ever traveled.
Luckily, the flight home should be a little better. We will depart on December 4th at 11:30 pm and return to Atlanta, Georgia on December 5th at 2:40 pm. Considering Brittney and I will be 7 hours ahead we may be really jet lagged.
I cannot believe that this is all really happening. I have already received an email letting me know that I have been assigned a collaborating teacher. At this point, I have not yet emailed her but I should attempt to begin correspondence with her. Recently, I just finished my first paid teaching job as a co-lead for the Fast Start Academy at Kennesaw State. Now that the program is over, I am feeling more confident as an educator and ready to start my student teaching.
My dreams are coming true. I am definitely scared but I'm ready.
