10 days to go.... I have my passport, visa, and plane ticket ready to go. I've been emailing another person in the CCS program who will be on the same flight as me from Sao Paulo to Salvador. She said she travels quite a bit and had some good advice for the long plane trip - 4 hrs to Dallas, 10 hrs to Sao Paulo, 2 hrs to Salvador.... it will be a looooong flight....

I've been busy thinking of things I will need to buy for my trip. I think I NEED mesh packing cubes... they will keep my clothes nice and need just incase they decide to inspect my bags.... I also think I need locks for my luggage. Locks are allowed in other countries and TSA has approved a few different locks. So I don't think that will be a bad idea.

I finally broke down and bought an MP3 player. I got a cheap one so that if it gets stolen I won't care too much. Now I just have to stop myself from downloading a whole bunch of music. I'll allow myself $20 in downloads - that it!

This weekend I'll move out of my apartment... and back to my parent's house... that should make for a busy weekend. My last day of work is Thursday. I'll pack all day Friday. Go to a party Friday evening... pack all night. Pack/clean Saturday morning. The moving truck should get here about 10am.... Pack it up and drive it to my parents... unpack it all... then off to help with a wedding. Busy...busy....