Well, today is Dec. 19 and the countdown has started...less than a month to go! While I was feeling apprehensive for awhile, friends and family have rallied 'round and been so encouraging that now, well.... I can't wait! 

A very dear and wise friend in Chicago told me to let go. Let go of what I am leaving behind and be like a sponge, absorb all I can, because it's a unique experience which might not come my way again and what I am leaving behind will be here when I get back...she is so right and I will try to keep those wise words in mind at all times...

All the last minute shopping is done, in particular the anti-mosquito products for which I spent a small fortune! Indeed, if there is a mosquito miles away, it will find me, so better safe than sorry, I now have all I need! And I understand that mosquitoes are present year-round in Thailand :-(

The weather there at the moment is upwards of 32° Celsius, the sun is shining and another really cool feature is that I'll be getting two hot Thai meals a day and that is a real treat!

The trip will be quite long between the train to Frankfurt airport, waiting 3 hours before take-off, over 10 hours flight (on Thai Airways...can't be bad...) and then a 3 hour drive to WFFT, it will be a long day. Fortunately it's a night flight, so with a bit of luck, I'll be able to get some sleep...

Here are some of the friends I'll be meeting, are they cool or what? The tiger is Miauw, a declawed tiger (!) hence a permanent resident of WFFT as he can no longer live in the wild of course.. These are photos taken from their website, but soon, hopefully I'll be able to download my own photos ;-)

'be back soon, all my love,

Della