It's Starting To Get Real!

Just about a month before I report to Philadelphia for my 3 day orientation prior to flying to Ghana. NOW it's really starting to feel real! I'm in the process of selling all of my furniture and it looks like I found someone to lease my house. I'm planning to set up a 9/11 flight to NJ later today so I can spend a few days visiting relatives and friends prior to the orientation. That means it is now 29 days to departure and the start of an amazing adventure.

I'm told there are 3 climate zones in Ghana: hot and dry, hot and humid, and hot and wet. I've been living in hot and dry for 30 years but the big difference is that we have air conditioning in Arizona! To prep for my new life, I borrowed a bicycle (that will be my primary mode of transportation in Ghana)from my friend Jason Mingus and started riding every day in the heat. Since I haven't really ridden a bike for about 25 years, I started with just 15 minutes and now I'm up to 30. I thought the first few days were really hard until I got the idea to check the tire pressure. I was riding at 20 psi when the tires are designed for 40! Putting some air in there made it a LOT easier.........until the back tire went flat. So now I'm on my first lesson in bicycle maintenance.

I also went out and played 18 holes of golf in 113 degrees yesterday during the hottest part of the day. That should prepare me for Ghana!

Well - just wanted to start jotting notes to keep y'all informed of my experience. That's it for now.