Below are the 6 most recent journal entries recorded in scrap_book's LiveJournal:

Monday, May 23rd, 2005
10:50 am	leaving hey all this is my last post before i leave! i dont know when i'll have accress to internet of phone again but here is my address for the first few months in kenya: shulamit goldman/pct po box 30518 nairobi,kenya please write me and number your letters i'll write you back often! (7 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, April 27th, 2005
10:30 pm	getting ready renee i always love your comments, that make me laugh, not at you but because i know exactly what you're talking about and feeling so rushed and freaked out sometimes just makes me sit back and laugh at the whole situation. steve, i'm definitely working on the space and weight limit. i don't think i will bring all the things i have listed or i'll have some of those things in certain boxes and have my paretns ship them to me when we're in-country. i have my daypack and i have my internal frame pack. the dayback will be my carry on and then my internal frame and some duffel bag of some sort will be my checked luggage and i think i will make the size limit between the two. what is it, 106 inches total? so the w/l/h of one bag plus the w/l/h of the other bag cannot exceed 106. i.e. isf one pack is 32 x 13x 12 and the other is 25x 14 x10 would work? i completely made those dimensions up so maybe they're in really odd shapes :-) all this limit talking makes me nervous. sigh, its one of those nights where i feel tired but i know if i lay down i will not fall asleep. (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, April 13th, 2005
6:45 pm	first packing list Okay, so here is my first draft of a packing list. Any and all reccomendations are welcome...and wanted!!! I feel like everyone I know leaving around the same time as me has already made a million drafts..ok here it goes..remember 80 pounds limit: Clothing (I feel like I have too much clothes..remeber,getting clothes in-country): 2 slips 3 t-shirts 2 tank tops 2 long sleeve shirts 1 shorts 3 skirts (including nice outfit for swearing in and first week dinner with officials) 1 biking shorts(?) 12 underwear 7 socks 6 bras 1 pajama pants 1 durable jeans 1 cloth pants 1 sweat shirt 1 bathing suit Shoes: 1 pair chacos 1 pair sneakers 1 pair hiking shoes 1 pair "dress" sandals (?) Electronics and gadgets: 1 shortwave radio 1 sloar battery charger solar batteries 1 camera 1 cd player 1 headphones cd's 1 flashlight 1 headlamp 1 travel alarm clock 1 watch (still pondering about whether or not to bring a vibrator...I don't have one now but I'm thinking it could be nice over the span of two years) Games/Entertainment: 1 frisbee 2 knitting needles 2 fun books (either travel scrabble or trivial pusuit cards) Outerwear and camping gear: 1 fleece 1 raincoat or rain gear of some sort 1 baseball cap 1 hat 1 sunglasses 1 sleeping bag 1 internal frame pack 1 day pack 1 duffel bag Personal Hygeiene (3 month supply of shampoo, soap,etc): toothpaste shampoo conditionaer toothbrush floss soap hand sanitizer and refills tampons pads deoderant chapstick sunscreen (q-tips?) hairbands hair clips bandanas face towel towel (travel or camping one for quick drying) razor brush tweezers (nail clippers?) Misc: gifts for host family photos from home film pens paper stamps envelopes money belt vegetable peeler powder drink mix (?) ziploc bags some spices combo lock 2 nalgenes small sewing kit sharpie marker marker pillow case earplugs compass duct tape fitted sheet (full) leatherman multivitamins (?) allergy pills(?) replacement bulb for flashlight and headlamp money measring cu/spoons map of africa map of united states (9 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, April 12th, 2005
8:07 pm	freaking out I feel like freaking out could really be the title of all of my entries, I feel like my heart rate increases each day I get closer and closer to departure. I feel a bit freaked out because I don't even feel like I have time to read about kenya or hiv/aids prep work or anything that I wouold like to have time to do. I still have to finish working here, move around all of my stuff across states when I don't have a car, visit family in cleveland and california (i'm in mass) and then pack, etc. But, let's say I did have the time to get some reading done. I don't even know what to read, what is good to read before I go off to live in Kenya for 2 years? I have traveled as far as Niagra Falls in Canada for a two day vacation so I really feel like I could use osme prep. ah. (Comment on this)
Saturday, April 9th, 2005
5:18 pm	my invite So this past Monday I got my invite for Kenya leaving May 23rd. I'm the most excited and nervous I have ever been! I've basically been at work this entire week so this is the first time I've really been able to let it sink in. I've been running around like a crazy trying to do all the paperwork now and figuring out my life in 4 weeks so I can go live in KENYA for 2.3 years! I'll post more when I have some time. Right now I'm working on my aspiration statement and resume to send to the country desk unit for Kenya so they can get to know me a bit :-) What can anyone tell me about kenya? Anything people! (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2005
3:11 pm	so it begins So I have been suckered into the world of live journals. I'm one of the hopeful future peace corps volunteers about to begin her adventure somewhere in Africa *fingers crossed*. Hopefully I will know any day where and when I am leaving and I can use this journal as a way to post about my experience and get some lovin' back from all of you! (2 Comments |Comment on this)