I fly out April 26th!

I was wondering how I would possibly manage to get everything done in two months, but things are already starting to come together. I think I've ALWAYS made my trips relatively last minute. Australia was last minute and I canceled out a Shoals class, EcoQuest was really last minute and they luckily had a spot open. And I moved to FL 1-2 weeks after I had that job... still not sure how I found an apt that quickly (wait yes I do - it was a horrible neighborhood in Bradenton).

I already have a passport, so that was one hurdle I didn't have to jump. The hardest part I would say is the health certificate... just figuring out what I need! Luckily I already had my rabies pre-exposure series done back in 2006 (which is usually the tough one to get) so all I needed was my titer to be checked. After being stuck 3 times they finally got blood on me for all the crazy blood work that was needed for that health certificate. Now, I just need to track down if I've had my hepatitis A/B vaccines as one "may" have been done when I was a baby... like I would remember when they asked me are you sure you didn't have one. I just need to call the pediatrician and see if the have records from 20+ years ago as my current PCP doesn't really pay attention to stuff like that. They almost didn't give me my tetanus booster or TB test even though I showed them everything I needed on that health certificate. If I actually went to the Dr. regularly I would probably be finding a different primary. Anywho, the police letter stating I have no record took no time at all so that was nice. Just the vaccine and letter from my car insurance company and the bulk of the paperwork is done. I'll then be able to focus on the financial aid which they have yet to get back to me on!

I fly out the 26th of April, really early in the morning out of Albany, connect at JFK and then fly direct to St Kitts. I wanted to make it there a little earlier (one can get there as early as the 24th and get in the dorms) but that meant long overnight lay overs which I really didn't want. Luckily AA has direct flights wed and sunday from St Kitts to JFK so it makes things slightly simpler.

For any that haven't looked it up, this is where Ross University is on St Kitts. I'll be there for 2 years and 4 months, but still able to come back on breaks if and when I want to:


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Well, off to making phone calls so I can get my vaccines on track!