I'm a real live blogger!

So I didn't sleep last night, and then I took my malaria pill on an empty stomach.  Normally I do not heed these warnings found on prescription bottles.  Be warned, they are there for a reason.  Whatever is in those potent blue capsules will give your gut a real shock if you have not just eaten.  Recovered.  Whewww!
Time zones fly by.  It is actually 5:30? here in Montreal but my laptop reports that it is only 2:30 back in Victoria.  I must have got the right idea to skip last night's sleep, because after an hour nap on the plane, I feel rested, but tired enough that my sleeping patterns are already convinced that it is night.  I this trans-Atlantic plane sleep should be a breeze.  I have never travelled with a laptop before.  This is the good life!  Camped out on a comfy seat with a horrendously-overpriced salad (my stomach can handle it) and trusty lifeline to the world (no matter how slow it is).  Well, maybe I will post an update once I get to Brussels.
Until then.....

No adventure would be complete...

I can only ever remember packing for trips at the last minute.  Procrastination.  My boss has been asking me for weeks whether I had begun to pack.  I jokingly scoffed.  Of course not.  Why would I spread the packing stress out over multiple weeks, when I could cram it all into one day?  Add 4 cups of coffee, and you have the most entertaining real life version of Tetris - frantically fitting the odd-shaped pieces one by one efficiently into their places in the backpack before the next item descends.  It is the perfect recipe for creating a bit of pre-departure adrenaline.  This tradition helps set the tone for my travels.   It is 4:17 am, haven't slept yet, and my dad will be coming to 'wake' me in less than 15 minutes.  I love my sleep, but I think that I would rather not sleep until I get on the plane, rather than have a couple hours of sleep and feel like a wreck when I wake up.  Not sure what caused me to stay up for 21 hours (and counting).  It must be procrastination.  Still have a bit more to pack...

Here is a link to my supplementary blog "Troublesome teeth."  This will share dental stories that may not be suitable for the weak of stomach.  More to come.

troublesometeeth.blogspot.ca

Time is tick'n away

16 sleeps left.  6 work days left.  The weather is cooling down here in Victoria.  The late fall tradition of scraping the ice off the car windshield has begun.  I will soak in this crisp climate gladly, as soon I will be melting in Africa.  My contact info while on board the ship will be:


Alice Powell

Mercy Ships IOC

M/V Africa Mercy – Hospital Dept.

PO Box 2020, Lindale, TX

75771-2020, USA

23 sleeps to go...

Had rabies #3 today.  All vaccines done!  Shopped for non-scented soap (so I do not attract mosquitoes).

Will this blog stay afloat?

I feel soooo technologically challenged!  I just spent the better part of an hour trying to remember my blogger address, change the password, then I tried to log on, and it told me my password was wrong, so I had to try again and it was still wrong.  But I just reset it a moment ago!  Well, had to reset it again.  But then my account still told me that I had the wrong username or password.  Somehow I managed to log in and find my blog.  I don't understand why I don't understand technology!  I hope this blog lives to receive more entries...I may not be able to log back in...