1 day until departure:)

I think that Tsonga beating Federer in Wimbledon was foreshadowing my awesome summer in Guadeloupe!!!  I am leaving for New York shortly, and thus this may be my last blog post until reaching Guadeloupe.
Au revoir!

2 days until Guadeloupe, New York tomorrow!

With two days, not even a full 48 hours until departure, all of my packing is completely finished! I will be heading off on my adventure with a new pair of glasses, yippee!  Tomorrow I am heading into New York to get ready for the group flight to Guadeloupe on Thursday morning!

4 days until departure

Four days, and it can not come soon enough!

6 days until departure!

Wow, six days until I will be on a plane to Guadeloupe.
I am beyond excited, if you have not already been able to tell.
I am almost done with packing, and praying to the luggage gods that my suitcase weighs less than 50lbs.
I can not believe it is really happening, and I wish I was hopping on a plane right this moment for the Caribbean.
Before I know it, the super early Thursday morning will occur, and I will be on my way.

23 days until departure!

With 23 days until I am on a plane to Guadeloupe, and all of my final exams completed, I could not be more excited!!!  Now the counting down begins.  For your reading pleasure, I have put some links to interesting material about Guadeloupe that may be of interest to some of you:

Why to get to Guadeloupe super soon:
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/21/travel/guadeloupe-sleepy-idyll-no-more.html

A bit of the view into the native culture:
http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/americas/guadeloupe-slaves-to-the-ancestral-rhythm-671506.html

Bananas:
http://www.ilsr.org/columns/1999/050699.html

Enjoy:)