Plane tickets are purchased

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.