It’s a great day to honor the servicemen and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country’s freedom. So make sure to make it a good one. My plans for this beautiful Monday include crossing all items off my equipment list, going for a hike on the Greenbelt, and making a Kiva loan to someone who could really benefit from it. Whatever you end up doing, remember to take a moment to reflect.
Submit paperwork for Tanzanian visa
According to USPS, my visa application made it to the embassy in Washington, D.C. on Friday. Fingers crossed it gets back to me quickly so I can go abroad in almost a month.
Now, time to go for a hike and get those boots broken in. Greenbelt, here I come!
Happy Sunday!
Only six weeks left until I take off for Tanzania to climb Kilimanjaro! I’ve bought my plane tickets, my immunizations are done, almost all my gear has arrived, and most importantly, my $10,000 minimum fundraising requirement for cancer programs and services at LIVESTRONG is in sight.
The next high priority items on my long list of things to do before I leave are: keep training; break in my hiking boots; fill my malaria and altitude sickness medications at the pharmacy; and make sure I have photos to process my Tanzanian visa when I arrive at JRO.
Needless to say, these last few weeks are going to fly by, and I’ll be standing on African soil soon! If you want to help me cross “fundraising” off my to do list, click “donate” on the right side of my blog, or visit my personal fundraising page.
Lisa's reflections on summitting Kilimanjaro and raising over $10,000 for cancer programs and services at LIVESTRONG.
