Imagining

I was walking up my block to drop some more fundraising letters in the mailbox a few days ago and in my mind's eye, almost like a movie special effect, the sidewalk turned to a dirt path, the apartment buildings dropped away, and the landscape opened way up. For a very brief moment I was in my imagined Namibia.

I wonder what it'll entail to mail letters there, and how long it'll take to receive anything from the US. All is still so unknown because I don't know where I'm going to be in the country. I've requested rural though, so here's to hoping.

In other news, donations are slowly starting to roll in and it's awesome, thanks!! Even people who don't know me are willing to chip in. I think there are a lot of folks out there who've wanted to donate to various causes in Africa in the past but have worried about if the money goes where it's intended. So this is a chance to donate and KNOW it's going 100% towards me making a difference.

I also started cleaning out my apartment this weekend. My 3 bins of "Goodwill", "Recycle" and "Trash" are filling up quickly. I feel so much lighter already :-)