Tomorrow

Alright. I'm sitting in my hotel room in JFK trying to muster up the courage to sleep, because once I fall asleep it will be tomorrow, and once it's tomorrow it is going to be the big day. I am really getting scared about this flight. It's such an extreme flight for me that it hasn't really hit me that it's really going to happen... until now. I will be flying over the OCEAN, for a huge chunk of the flight that will take 14 1/2 ish hours (give or take). I have NEVER done something like this before. I mean NEVER. But there's always a first time for everything. There will be second time on the way back... except the way back is 17 hours.
So this is my plan of attack for the plane: I think I'm going to go the Dramamine route just to prevent any feeling of motion sickness, and to help me sleep. Also, as soon as I get on the plane, I'm going to set my watch to South Africa time, just to try to orient myself early on. It's 6 hours ahead! Hopefully I brought enough things to entertain myself on the plane, and I know that there are TVs on the back of every seat to watch movies on, etc. I'm definitely going to try to make some friends... this flight would be a lot better if I knew someone on it.
Anyway, I will arrive in Johannesburg early morning their time, get situated... and BREATHE. Then I'm spending the week exploring Joburg before people from all over the world (WORLD!) meet up back at the airport in Joburg to head to Kruger National Park where I will be spending the following 4 weeks learning and exploring and researching! I still have some more studying to do before I start the research part, but I think looking at the actual organisms in real life will be much more effective than looking at them in a book.

So, I'm going to try to post as often as I can, but I really have no idea what the internet situation is going to be. The first week might be better than the last four, since I'll be in Joburg, so hopefully I'll be able to get on then. But I'll try my best during this whole expedition. Thank you so much for following me!

Here's to adventure!

~Bianca