Preparing for Africa

After two weeks of living in denial of both school work and travel work I need to do, I finally snapped out of it today.  Why?  Because today marks the 1 month countdown to my African Adventure, which I celebrated by going to the doctor.  I came home with the following:
  • 2 months worth of doxycycline for malaria
  • 21 diamox pills for altitude sickness
  • 2 refills of my regular prescription meds
  • 1 sore arm from an Hepatitis A vaccination
  • 1 address for Taiwan's CDC where I'll get vaccinated for typhoid, yellow fever, and rabies
Total cost for the appointment and all drugs = $200.  My guess is that it will be about $100 for the other vaccinations.  

I've also started pre-packing.  I still need rain gear, a camel back, 2 wicking t-shirts, a keyboard for my iPad, a pair of crocs, and a few other odds and ends.  I am relieved to announce that I think I will be able to fit everything in my backpack, though it's gonna be tight!  I am embarrassed to announce that I will look and smell awful for the 3 weeks I'm in Africa.  Oh well.

Now, back to work!  And by work, I mean get a pedicure and go see Avengers...again.  I may be motivated to do travel work, but nothing can motivate me to do school work in May.


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