We got our Burundian visas in the mail yesterday so we are all official! I was totally nervous about it because when I got a Czech visa in 2006 it took about two months. But these visas only took about 10 days...I guess they aren't as worried over who comes in the country as the EU is. Lucky us!
Soon we have to start thinking about packing - ick. It's so hard to pack up everything for months at a time, and even harder when we'll be bouncing around as much as we are. The climate in Burundi will be hot and extremely humid - but we'll also be spending time in Rwanda, which is cool and breezy and South Africa, which will be in the middle of winter in July! We'll also be interacting a lot with some orphanages in Bujumbura, and would like to have room to take some items for the kids that are hard to get over there, like shoes.
Overall we're pretty excited. Now that we know for sure that we're going, all the annoying little things like suspending our Verizon account fall into perspective a bit!
Lastly, just wanted to say a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Ron today! (Yes, he would be born on April Fool's Day - he pulls it off nicely). Happy bday, mi amor!
Umm...wish I would've read this on the first! Happy Birthday Ron!
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