Leeeeeeeaving. On a jet plane.

Well team --

This is it: our bags are packed, my cell phone service has been suspendedand everything I owe is sitting in a 5x5' storage unit on New York Ave in Northeast. Pretty soon we're going to take the last few things over there and then drop the car back at Brian's parents where someone will take us to the airport and we will get on a plane. Ultimate destination: AFRICA. I think it's all starting to become very very real at this point and with all the errands out of the way, we're actually allowing ourselves to get excited.

While I'm not an overly sentimental person, I am human and it's strange to think the DC chapter in my life is closing. It's hard to believe I'm not going to spend another night on Belmont St again, that my time riding the 50 and 70 series buses up and down 14th St and Georgia Ave with all kinds of colorful characters is over, and that I'm not going back to work at Walter Reed (at least for the next four years!). But I guess that's all part of this "growing up" and "finding your life goals" process that I'm engaged in.

We'll full of Five Guys (what better American food to leave on? I'm pretty sure the Founding Fathers ate Five Guys. In fact, Five Guys might be named after the Founding Fathers. Pretty sure it is) and ready to go!

Hopefully we'll be able to keep you updated from our travels!

First stop: London. Hoooooooooooray warm beer!