All of a sudden this is feeling real. I went shopping yesterday and today and got rain pants, snazzy sunglasses (I crushed mine snowboarding a few weeks ago at Sugarbush), infectious disease reference and study-up books, a cute and tough little camera case that'll fit in a white coat pocket, a couple new books to read, and a nice Moleskine journal. I still want to get an international driver's license and some bug spray and I still nees to do my durn taxes, but I think I'm good otherwise.
In other news, U2 is playing at the Somerville Theatre down the block and I happened upon a photo op this afternoon on the way to the convenience store. I had flashbacks to playing War on repeat in 6th grade. Shameless photo included.
Now my goal for this week is to finish seeing nearly everyone I know before I leave. Leaving for Lesotho with only a week back in Boston in May before heading off to residency (somewhere...) makes this seem like the beginning of being GONE for a long time. I'm having my first real pangs of sadness but am mostly overwhelmingly excited at the adventure and rightness of it all.
I don't have much more to say except please let me know if you want to Skype while I'm away. That'll be the main way I'll talk to folks back home. My Skype name is lizbogel. I made it up myself!
