The night before

Going on a journey like this is both exciting and strange. For me, the realization that I am saying goodbye to everyone and everything here in Europe for approximately 365 days is an untangiable feeling. I am going to miss everyone, I am sure of that. Yet, the anticipation for the new experiences and the strange sights I am about to see and live through are making me eager to go. 

I'll give you some idea of what my week will be like. Tomorrow at 21.00 I'll be flying to Entebbe in Uganda. I'll have an indirect flight with a pit-stop in Nairobi of five hours. In those five hours I'll be tracking down my bag and re-booking it into the flight (a very reliable source pointed out that this is bound to happen). Once on the second flight, it will be an easy 1 hour trip to Entebbe. In the afternoon I'll be at the airport. From there a shuttle will bring me to my hotel Sunset Entebbe. By then I will have travelled 13 hours, assumingly slept very poorly, so I expect to just go into coma until the next day. 

I will have to wake up early, as a cab will pick me up and bring me to the mission-post in Entebbe. There I will be subject to UNV-bureacratic procedures. They require my documents to set up the final contracts. In addition I will receive some trainings to ensure I am fully prepared to start working in Juba. 

If everything goes well, my luggage-box will arrive somewhere that week. Both me and the box will then travel on an UN-plane to Juba (hell yeah!). 

Once I am there, I don't know how accessible internet will be for me. Updates might not be regular and I have already been told Skype is out of order. So keeping contact with everyone everywhere else might sometimes be a challenge. I'll let you know how it goes ;)!

For now, if you wish to be updated, follow this blog or sent me an email ;) If you aren't much in a hurry, my facebook should at least work once every 8 weeks. 

Best regards,

JJ