I'm REALLY going to Africa! AH!

Okay so yes, I have blogged all about this for the past..... forever 

& counted down the days until Africa but it always seemed so far away & unreal.

Well folks, I leave tomorrow morning. 

And yes, I am really starting to get NERVOUS! 

I can't even put into words all the emotions running threw me right now.

Wow. 

I am so grateful for this experience though & cannot wait to actually be doing all of the things i've talked about. 

Thanks everyone for being completely amazing & supportive about my trip! 

It is such a huge deal to me so it's pretty much all i've talked about :) 

Sorry that i'll be coming home & probably be 100% worse... haha 

But until then - if you could please keep my amazing team in your prayers & my loving & supportive family. I know my mom is a million times more nervous about all of this then I am!! 

Oh, and just incase you wanted another fabulous Mothers Without Borders site to look at...

here is another --> click here <--

Mothers Without Borders Blog!!

Hey everybody - Mothers Without Borders 

has started a blog of their own so I thought I would put up a link

so you could check it out & see what kinds of neat things I get to be 

apart of!! 

Of course I will make my own blog postings when I get back!! 

But in the mean time... check this one out :) 

---> Mothers Without Borders Blog  <---

Beginning the pack for Africa!

So after a somewhat sleepless night & the reality of my upcoming adventure

really starting to sink in... I have begun to feel super anxious! 

It hasn't quite hit me all the way yet but definitely starting to!!

Luckily I got to meet with some of my team members today...

being with them really makes me excited all over again 

& remember why I am doing this!

My team got together today to begin our packing!! 

Here is the load I got in the back of my car :) 

Mothers Without Borders asked each of us volunteers to try and gather

supplies to pack & bring with us to Zambia. We each collected various 

supplies & distributed out the weight in our luggage. 

We pack our backpack & carry-on for all our personal necessities!!

That idea kinda freaked me out because I don't know if I can fit all I want... 

but it's going to work out just fine I think!

Here are some pictures to kinda give you an idea of what was going on! 

Our team really did a great job & ended up gathering tons of the needed items!

We each ended up packing at least 50lbs of medical supplies, 

personal hygiene items, blankets, clothing, & etc.

The best part was trying to weigh our bags...

We would just have to weigh ourselves, then grab the bag, step on the scale, & figure out how much extra "poundage" there was :) 

Putting together these bags helped me realize how much of a 

difference my team is really going to make to the lives of the people of Zambia. Even though I am getting scared about this trip I know it will be life changing and worth all the stress & fear!! 

Thanks to everyone who has supported me & taken an interest in Mothers Without Borders and my trip to Zambia!!