AFRICA!!! Houston Style!

Well. Here I is! Humidity and Heat with down coats packed for South Africa. What an interesting oxymoron.  Today we had the infamous orientation that required knowing how to be grown up! I had to actually decide what benefits to choose, talk to lawyers regarding my salary bracket and international work with taxes, and all that grown up stuff. Man, glad I'm in pediatrics and not the only one feeling like these adult words were a bit more intimidating than needed to be.

I am staying in one of those luxurious Marriott Residence Inn- yes the ones with a kitchenette and fireplace thankfully paid for by whoever is paying for all of this. I am 100% insured and that means now anything can decide to happen to me and mom will feel safe.

I have a great group of variety pack that is here for the same reason. And I LOVE the people that will be attending the same country and I am. It is a crew of Malaysian induced Scottish Indian, Relaxed non-coffee drinking arizona child that is equally as forgetful and doesn't mine sharing a meal with me, and the Mainer couple that keep me laughing and are my tour guide. I think we should make a rather rowdy bunch! But may actually get a long while we are at it.

I am less nervous as I left Albuquerque with nauseous knots of energy in my stomach. I am now starting to actually get....excited.