So I've come to discover that packing for a four-month overseas adventure is a bit more difficult than preparing for a semester at Penn State, especially considering I could either purchase whatever I forgot or make my mother bring anything that I needed since I live a little over an hour away. I don't have that luxury in Ghana. However, it is also my fault for waiting so long to begin packing. I'm not leaving Danville tomorrow until 3:30 p.m., so I plan on waking up at 8 a.m. and should have plenty of time to do some last-minute packing/weighing/unpacking (some things, due to weight restrictions). It's ridiculous that I have to cram 4 months worth of necessities, minus a few things I can get at the marketplace in Accra, into two suitcases that must both weigh less than 50 lbs. and a backpack. We're talking clothes, mosquito "stuff", bedding, food (for protein), toiletries, medications, sunscreen, camera stuff, etc. I know that I'm going to forget something, but hopefully I will be able to find it in Ghana. Well, it's getting a little late on this, the eve of my commencement to Africa, and I should really be heading to bed (especially since it's the last time for four months I will have air conditioning and won't wake up in the morning hoping I didn't acquire malaria the night before from a mosquito that found its way into my mosquito net cloaked bed).
On a slightly unrelated note, I was watching V for Vendetta last night (definitely one of my Top 5 Favorite Movies, which I highly recommend to anybody who wants to see a great, fictional commentary on terrorism's effectiveness and legitimacy for enacting change in a corrupt society) and heard this amazing line that is so true...
"People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people." - V
Thomas Jefferson provided a more poetic version, "When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty."
To fully grasp the power of these two quotes, I sincerely urge you to watch the movie. Well that's all for now. My next post will come from Ghana!
3 comments:
I hate to say that I told you to start packing earlier but here goes..."I told you SO!" Be safe I love you!
We are all anxious to hear from you. So many are praying for you, especially me. Hope your flight was good. Love you!
Hey Greg! You were driving your mother nuts with your resistance to packing, so she is entitled to say "I told you so!"
We will keep in touch via your blog...I can't wait to hear more...
Have a great time; I KNOW you'll be careful!
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