The Journey Begins!!

Hello Friends, family, and fellow internet users interested in the CLBI team going to MONGOLIA!!
Twas the night before departure and all through the school,
not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse... JUST KIDDING! There is anticipation, excitement and nervousness stalking around this school like never before. Tomorrow morning at 3:30 am the remaining four teams (Mongolia North/South, India, and Kenya) are leaving (to the Edmonton airport) to finally embark on the journy ahead. The general hubub in the dorms consists of something like this - student running to anothers' room - "Have you packed yet?" Other student "Naw! Are you kidding me, it's only 7:00 we're not leaving till 3:30, got lots of time!" But, that time is running short! We continue to bustle, mostly aimlessly, wondering what we can do to prepare more... Maybe, we should try to sleep?
Most of us on the Mongolia teams are wearing a lot of winter clothing on our flight. Less to pack. If you happen to hear on the news about students found in an airport, fainted from heat exhaustion, you'll know who they are! At least we won't lose each other - "Now.. where did he go? Ah, there's that puffy coat, fur hooded, winter boat clad, teammate!"
It seems like our team is in high spirits as we approach the time of departure. I hope this continues! We will fly to Vancouver then to Bejing. We will arrive in Bejing on the 6th and stay two nights there at a hostel.
Well, I must pull myself to proceed in more productive endeavours, at the moment. But, please keep us in your prayers! We really apprecaite it!
Have a great day, wherever you are at this time. Thank you for reading, come again!

From your excited, Mongolia bound, curiously apprehensive, blogger,
~Anika Nottveit