Only 3 More Months!!!

Or something like that!

I haven't written an update blog in awhile about our upcoming trip to Dominica. Life has been way too busy! I'm finishing up my last semester of grad school, looking for jobs, and trying to keep up with everything else. I probably haven't written a blog in awhile because we haven't done much regarding our trip in awhile.

I don't remember if I shared this bit of information or not, but I'm going to share it again! For our Boiling Lake hike, I was somehow able to connect with the author of the Dominica travel book, and he is going to be our guide for the hike (as it stands right now anyway!). His name is Paul Crask - www.paulcrask.com - and he lives on the island.

Also, for the hike, my friend Michelle who is living in Dominica while serving in the Peace Corps, is going to be joining us! And maybe our friend Courtney too if she plans her vacation to Dominica the same time that my mom and I will be there! I really need to start working out more because both of them are in phenomenal shape and I don't want them to be pulling me up the side of the volcano!!

I don't think I've been thinking about our vacation too much and getting excited about it yet because I've been so busy and excited thinking about graduation, planning my graduation party, and counting down for that! Seven years of full-time college for my Bachelor's and Master's degrees are almost finished! Wow!

Oh, here's some other news. For Christmas I bought my mom a few things for our trip (and some things for myself), and I also received a great gift for the trip. The things I bought for both my mom and me are more Smartwool socks, a deodorant-like stick to prevent chafing/blisters/etc. when hiking, a compact fast-drying towel, and a thing for women to use to help us pee when we're out in nature (it's this plastic thing with a tube... you get the idea...). And I received one of those "gorilla tripod" things for my camera, which I am very excited to be able to use when we're hiking!

That's it for now! I'll try to write again soon (but I'm going to wait until something happens!). Happy 2010!