And So It Begins...

Please bear with me as I learn to blog and fine tune my storytelling skills. This is how we start...

Aloha ~

(You should know to start out that Aloha is one of my favorite words. I just sounds relaxing don't you think?)

I am preparing for the adventure of a lifetime...A trip to Africa. This is a little bit vacation and a little bit of hard work but I am sure it will all be an experience that I will never forget. How could it not be? Can you believe I am going to AFRICA? I sure can't. Always been a dream but never thought it would be a reality.

My travels start tomorrow when I depart Orange County for DC. There I will spend a couple of days to visit old friends whom I have dearly missed. A great way to start vacation...

After enjoying the city with Dan, Anne, AJ (who knows who else I will get to see / meet), Anne and I will depart for Cape Town, South Africa. I should stop right now and say thank you to Anne. She is the team leader on this Habitat for Humanity Global Village Trip. I am so lucky that she emailed me back in February and kept "encouraging" me to sign up for the trip until I finally said ok. Not only that, she is an awesome travel buddy because she planned everything. I just sent her my credit card and voila...here I go.

Anne and I will have 3 nights and 2 days in Cape Town to get a littly R&R before the work begins. All I know of Cape Town is what I have seen in pics...

Table Moutain, Cape Town, South Africa

Clifton Bay Beach, Cape Town, South Africa

I can't wait to see what kind of photos I get. There will be wine tasting and fun for the girls.

Next Friday, Anne and I will fly to Linglowe, Malawi where we will meet up with the rest of our group (12 of us in all). We are headed to Malawi to build affordable housing through Habitat for Humanity. I can't wait. Such an incredible way to spend a vacation. For those of you who don't know, I work for Habitat for Humanity of Orange County. I have been fortunate to get some building experience over the last couple of years. 

Malawi --- A Little Landlocked Country in Southwest Africa

We will also get in some fun as all Habitat trips require fun. There will be a safari, a boat ride and a bush walk at the end of the trip. Rewards for a week of hard work.

The true test of the trip will be the 45 hours of travel I will experience to get back The OC---leaving Malawi on early Sunday and arriving in the OC late Monday. With the 9 hour time difference the time adds up. 

Rumor has it we will have access to wi-fi so I will do my best to keep you all updated on my adventure. I anticipate many new experiences with the people, places and food will be something I will want to share.

Fun Flash Finished --- 

Catch up