My Moleskin Journal Ready to be Used

I am beginning to get excited about the trip!  Yesterday I dragged out a pair of binoculars to bring and set them out ready for me to pack. Then I got on Amazon and searched for bird field-guides to Senegal.  There were quite a few different ones that looked quite nice that were for West Africa, but I finally settled on this one because it is specifically for the birds of Gambia and Senegal.  I am excited to see birds that are different from the ones here!

Bird Field Guide that I Just Ordered

I also dragged out my old moleskin journal for drawings.  Only a few of the pages are used up so far, but I hope to make some more drawings while I'm in Senegal.  The last time I used it, I was drawing in pen and became frustrated because it took so long to shade and get the effects you want.  Maybe I'll use pen again, but I won't worry so much about finishing the drawings so that I can make more.

Everything seems to finally be falling into place. Classes are wrapping up and I can almost feel the Senegalese sunshine on my head. Six more weeks. We're almost there.

I've flown across the ocean before, but this is the farthest away I will have ever been. It's funny when you look at a globe and realize just how far you go on a transcontinental flight. Your destination looks so small and far away on a map until you get there and see how huge it really is. Four-thousand miles from Piffard to Senegal. Here I come.

Senegal