Shots! Shots! Shots! Shots! Shots! Shots! Shots!

Yes that is a Lil' Jon reference. Moving on...


I got some of my shots for Africa today! Which by the way, are super expensive!! And yes, it does hurt. A lot. I feel like that slab of meat Sylvester Stallone practiced on in the first Rocky movie. I had 5 different shots today...yellow fever, typhoid fever, hepatitis A, H1N1 (which I'm still afraid is going to kill me rather than help me), and a polio booster. Although I don't think I'd be that mad if I got polio...I'd feel like FDR. 


So I have a question for everyone...and by everyone I mean the 6 people that are probably reading this...4 of which I'm most likely related to  :) The nurse at Passport Health, where I went for my shots, was trying to make me get the rabies vaccine. Is that really necessary? Or is it a good idea? The nurse told me that even if I get the vaccine I should still go directly to a hospital if I get bit or scratched....so whether or not I get it I have to go to a hospital if I get bit. Also...it costs $250 per shot...and I'd have to get 3...that equals $750!  (Thank you CCU math department) So is that worth it? Do they really help that much? 


While I'm at it...does anyone have any other type of overseas travel tips? Any specific kinds of medicine I should bring with me or things I wouldn't think to bring? I want to be overly prepared...like a boy scout on crack.


If I do get rabies though, I know Michael Scott can tell me how to handle it.....

"Maybe there's some sort of animal that we can make a sacrifice to. Like a giant buffalo. Or some sort of monster... something with the body of a walrus with the head of a sea lion, or something with the body of an egret. With the head of a meerkat. Or just the head of a monkey with the antlers of a reindeer. With a body of.... a porcupine."

Blog anyone?

Ok so if you're reading this you probably already know that I'm spending 2 months in Nairobi, Kenya this summer doing mission work with CMF. I'll be working mostly with the micro-financing ministry, providing Kenyans with small business loans and explaining how to run a business, save money, etc. while at the same time instilling Christian ethics and teaching about prayer, evangelism, and other biblical principles. It's a really unique ministry and I'm super excited to be a part of it.

I thought I'd start a blog so everyone (especially my very generous supporters!) could keep track of what I was doing over there and how everything was going, but I figured I'd start now so you guys can also keep track of how my Kenya preparations are going! I've never done a blog before though, so bear with me while I figure out what I'm doing!!