NO more than 1 week left!

First of all, thank you to those of you who have taken the time to communicated your support. It means the world to me as it does to anyone coming out of a really long and difficult process. 

Also, thank you from the bottom of my hart for your contribution to my fundraising campaign. Without your help, this project would not be carried out.

Pretty soon, it will be my turn to give back throughout this journey of mine I am about to embark on. 

 

  There is no need to say how excited I am this last week before my departure! I cannot wait to explore the Annapurna's environments and learn from and about the Nepalese communities.

I am finally ready to go:

ProjectsAbroad Fees = taken care of

Flight Lisbon - Katmandu - Lisbon = got it!

 Medical & Travel Insurance = taken care of

Vaccines & Immunizations = all done!

First Aid Kit = packed

Indian VISA = got it!
Nepal VISA = upon arrival @ 
Katmandu airport

PACKING IT ALL in a 60L backpack 
= mission accomplished!

What is in my backpack?

TO DO LIST

I had this misconception that nowadays, with virtually everything accessible throughout the web, organizing a trip to an unknown part of our planet would be easier...

Reality is, some inescapable paperwork and medical necessities always end up slowing things down. I find this good as it provides me with some time to enjoy the preparation of my trip. Currently in the planning phase, I started establishing my priorities in order to materialize my volunteering project.

So far, here are the essentials to my TO DO LIST:

1. Naturally, regaining mobility and health were on top of my priorities.
2. Internet access and data storage for the project elaboration. My computer having rendered his soul last October, shopping for and purchasing a new computer and external hard drive became kind of urgent.
3. Share my project with my family and friends. Again, circumstances have given me the little push I needed to explore and understand this unknown world of blogging and Facebook-ing....
4. Establish my itinerary in order to identify imperatives such as VISAs, Passport renewal, Vaccines... needing completion.
5. Evaluate the required budget.
6. And finally, get ready and go. At this point I hope I will have sell my car and identify what to include in my backpack!