It's time...

Packed. Ready. And yes, I am bringing my towel.

...and I'm ready!

The goal over of the last few months was to get a DNA-level of understanding of this adventure, so that when I get south of the equator I can simply go with it and take in the opportunities.

I believe that people do the best they can with the tools they have.  The "tools" can include things like personal knowledge and skills, personality traits, money, access to information, support from family and friends, etc. 

And time.

I tend to take all the time I have when I work on anything - big or small.  I had two and a half months to get ready for this excursion, which was kind of short. I won't know for awhile if I could have done anything differently during the planning phase, but for now, I want to remember that the amount of time doesn't necessarily translate to being any more or less thoughtful about it.  Years are long -- there's more time to think of stuff, but there's more time to not think of stuff too.

The outstanding question is whether I can ever be ready for my brain to hurt in terms of hearing and speaking the Spanish. Because that's gonna happen!