Update

Today I put in another $225 toward my program fee, bringing me to an even $1,000 payed so far. I am trying to put in a few hundred every week; I would pay more off at once, but I'm still a little worried about my car breaking down and want to keep some money in the bank just in case.

I worry sometimes that I wont have enough money to pull this off. I should have enough money for the program itself, but I don't know how much vaccines will cost, how much will the plane cost, will i have enough money to take with me, how much will my documents cost, and so on. I suppose I will just have to save my money and do what I can. Working two jobs as we get closer to the Christmas season should help me get there.

On a side note, my boss at the JC Penny photo studio thinks that i want to become a studio manager someday. I don't know exactly how to tell her that i will be leaving in February. For now, I am going to wait to tell her.

Today I also have to find out where i can get the vaccines I need. Can i go to Dr. Scifo? St. Vincents? I bet the Yale Medical Center would have them. I Just hope they wont cost too much, with no insurance its all got to come out of pocket.

To do list

Ok, so it's time to start getting some things done. Before i get on the plain to Tanzania i have to make sure that I am at lest some what prepared. My list of things to do includes, but is not limited to:

1. Getting Vaccines for:
-Rabies
-Yellow Fever
-Polio
-Measles, Mumps, Rubella (booster shot)
-Hepatitis A and B
-Meningitis
-Typhoid
-Tetanus (booster shot)
*plus Malaria pills.

2. Complete various forms

3. Get a Visa from Tanzania

4. Get a plane ticket

5. Pay off the balance of my program fee. (apx. $5,000 as of today)

6. Learn as much Swahili as possible.

7. Whatever else I forgot.

I've got a lot to do.

In other blog news, I finally have access to a digital camera, so the blog will start to actually have something to look at soon! So in theory, people could both read the entries and look at corrisponding pictures. As soon as i get some people to read this I might actually have something going here.