Outta Here!!

We are spending our last couple of hours in our hotel room, waiting to go to the airport. in the end everything did fall into place.  except one of my colleagues who was supposed to fly with us tonight; didnt get his visa at the last minute (but then did, long story, true to our new life in the foreign service). And i havent had a good night sleep in days.

speaking of my colleagues.  we are now all going our separate way after an intense 8 weeks together. we are not sure how we will all survive without each other to help fill in the blanks. We were like a group of orphans put on an island together and we had to figure out how to survive and flourish.

These are some of my beloved colleagues. just as crazy as i would hope. much like many of my colleagues in the past. ;)

i am so happy to be heading out.  Otto arrived on Saturday and we had a nice weekend. not too busy except for some final packing. had time to catch a movie and see some of the historic sites.

From here on out I hope things will get much more interesting. better pictures and better stories.  thanks for hanging in there during these dull 8 weeks of training.  Let the adventure begin...