The countdown continues

Exactly two weeks from now, my brother will be on his honeymoon, my grandmother will be visiting from Las Vegas and likely mixing Bloody Marys or margaritas, and I will be nearing Reykjavik for a brief layover en route to Copenhagen (have to admit, I'm inexplicably pleased with the fact that I'll have a stop in Iceland). Two weeks. A few margaritas headed my direction might help me make it through the rest of the countdown, but at least it's closing in. (kidding about the margaritas... maybe...)


Living arrangements are set, I'm cleared to help with the summer program at the Danish Centre for Visual Impairment, Children and Youth in addition to work with Sensus, and tickets and reservations are booked for eight days in Germany before returning to the US. Prague, unfortunately, had to be cut from that mini-trip for the sake of time and expenses, but it will not be alone on the lengthy list of places I'd love to make it to the next time I find myself on "the Continent."


Unlike Prague, a new Nikon did make it into my budgeting with the trip in mind- a Coolpix S8100, so not horrendously top of the line, but compact enough to be travel-friendly and serious enough to provide ample assistance in documenting the upcoming two months. More than ready for these games to begin.


*Also, confession: in addition to the obvious intrigue of new people, new country, new experiences, etc, I'm looking forward to a new challenge, particularly in terms of developing my adaptability skills. It was pretty much impossible for me to blend in in Ghana, even with my Akan name (Yaa Agyare) and understanding of Pidgin with a bit of Twi thrown in... but hopefully I'll stand a better chance in Denmark. I've been told on various occasions that I "don't look American," though what an American is supposed to look like is somewhat beyond me- an "aura" factor, apparently. I have a feeling Europeans will be able to recognize their own kind and guess that I'm not one of them, but I'm up for the challenge. Love to travel; hate being perceived as a tourist.