I absolutely cannot believe that I’ve already been in Alaska for a month and that I am at the airport to leave.  I worked at the daycare for 4 weeks, which was great to be able to walk back into a job for just a few weeks.  Because of the strange living situation my family is currently wrapped up in, I stayed with a few different friends up here.  Thanks so much to Nick and Chance, Kathy and Makenzie, and Patty and Nicole for letting me stay with you.  I was so excited to have a chance to come back home for a few weeks, and it definitely wouldn’t have been possible if you all hadn’t let me stay with you!!  So, after 4 weeks hanging out with kids at the daycare, visiting with friends, and enjoying Alaska, I’m back at the airport again!

Tonight I’m flying back to California where I have 3 days to help my dad load the moving truck (he’s driving a U-haul up to Alaska next week to move my mom back into her condo up here) and re-pack my bags.  Then, bright and early on Saturday morning I board a plane to Kenya!  I can’t believe it, but its only 3 days off now.  Speaking of which, I now have several different countdowns going; here’s an update:  I will be back in Anchorage for Christmas in 114 days, and back in Wooster in 135 days.  Both of those seem really far away at this point, but I get to have a whole Kenyan adventure before then!  I don’t have much else to say at the moment, but I will post an update once I get to Kenya and have internet!!