I am officially one week away from departing for Ghana. This time next week, I'll be in a plane crossing the pond on my way to Accra. I have slowly begun my preparations for departure. I've got the malaria drugs at the ready, enough bug repellent to kill half the bugs in Africa, the mosquito net, the knives, first aid kit, etc. I feel more like I'm packing for a trip into the backcountry than for a semester abroad. Nonetheless, I'm already so excited that I can barely sleep at night, that nervous-anxious-excitement that you got as a kid when you
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