72 Hours to Go

I truly cannot comprehend the title of this post.  We will be on a plane in 72 hours.  3 Days.  We have been planning this trip for over 9 months...I remember starting the countdown somewhere around 265 days.

We are both feeling a wide range of emotions right now.  We are mostly excited, but also anxious, even nervous - we don't know what to expect.  All we can hope is that we are prepared well enough for whatever this Journey may throw at us.

Last minute preparations are keeping us very, very busy - our apartment looks like a bomb went off, our spare bedroom is full of clothes, shoes, travel size toiletries and school supplies, and our fridge is empty.  We are completely finished with our vaccinations (Dukoral is nasty by the way) and we have a fully stocked medical kit all packed up.  What else can we do, really?  Just wait...wait to see what volunteering in Bali has in store for us.

Last night I picked up an amazing donatinon from the Gymtastics Play-It-Forward Program.  They donated a 12-ft parachute for us to bring to the school.  I'm sure you remember the parachute games you use to play  in Elementary school?  So exciting!  We are incredibly grateful and excited to share this gift with the kids in Bali.

I don't have much else to report, which seems crazy, because it has been over 2 months since my last post.  But really, these last few weeks have just been a "Hurry-Up-And-Wait" sort of thing.  I will be updating this blog mostly while volunteering in Bali, as its sole purpose was to help all of our readers connect with our experience there.  So many of you have helped us to get to this point, through your support, your donations, and your love and passion for what we're doing.  So please keep informed and subscribe via e-mail to receive updates while we're on the road.

You may also want to check out www.adventuretoanywhere.com, which is my (Ashley's) personal travel blog.  It includes posts from past travels and adventures, product reviews, and practical travel advice, and I will be writing in much more detail on there about our experiences on our days off in Bali, as well as our time in Hong Kong, Thailand, and Japan.

Thank you all again SO much for all that you have done to make this dream a reality.  Next time I post on this blog, I will be either en-route, or in Bali.

Love!

xoxo A