Here's the Africa plan as it currently stands:
I'm leaving Massachusetts on the 9th of January, and arriving in Capetown, South Africa the 11th, where I'll be volunteering at Drakenstein Lion Sanctuary until the 30th.
Plans for February and March are still unclear, but I'll be spending most of April at the Bally Vaughan Sanctuary in Zimbabwe. By then, I imagine my funds will have dwindled, and I'll most likely wend my way back to the United States.
Since my last entry, I've been puttering about in preparation, which has required me to mix with strange folk: namely, doctors and trainers.
Doctors: to deal with my sinuses, which seem to be plotting world domination. Dealing with them has felt something like laying siege... Perplexed by my symptoms, they treated me for both allergies and a sinus infection. We fired omoxycillin first, but that only made it angry, so we brought out a bigger, pinker cannon called azithromycin, which seems to have had better luck, at least so far. Next I need to discuss the issue of cholera vaccines, and maybe a flu shot, not so much for my benefit as for that of the HIV population of Africa.
Trainers: Trainers are evil. They are also fascinating. In the first meeting, they bring out a nasty little program that takes all your measurements and creates a computerized model of you in a skintight leotard that you would never wear, if only to avoid having every flaw highlighted. You leave the session feeling about as attractive as a troll with facial hair. Then in the second session, you get a workout. My trainer showed me all sorts of handy-dandy exercises I could do without a gym, in response to my unorthodox lifestyle. She also said encouraging things about my current strength, despite that fact that I waddled out of there and could barely get up and down stairs all the next day!
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