A number of friends and family have asked that I provide my travel itinerary so I thought it would be efficient to update things here:

Departure to LAX on Friday, August 8 at 11:15a and then I jump on a plane to Tokyo.  That 11 hour flight has me arriving at 4:45p on Saturday, August 9.  There I think I will be meeting up with a couple fellow PCR's (Peace Corps Responser's) heading my way.

Tokyo to Manila is a mere 5 hour flight that will find me arriving there at 9:45p on August 9 - all of this on Delta.

Some have asked just what I will be doing... answer is, I barely know myself!  I know my position is called 'Disaster Risk Management Specialist' and I'm excited about resurrecting some of skills I learned back in Florida with the Fl Dept of Emergency Management and FEMA.  After a two week training in Manila, I will move to my town, Laganoy, in the Province of Camarines Sur.  I did a Google World on that and actually got to see the town, so that was cool.  

I don't know if anyone still watches the tv show, Survivor, but I think they did a season in a town nearby called Caramoan, or so I am told.

Packing is still mostly in the planning stages.  I think Ive narrowed down what luggage I will be bringing, so thats a start!  Heading to Goodwill today to see if I can find some cheap sheets and maybe a nice island shirt or two.  

But the big news is this:  PARTY this Sunday at the Arlotti hacienda!!!  4p!!  Potluck!!  Be there if you can, and if you can't, send good vibrations!

Aloha, for now