Packalacking!

Hello Friends!

Nicole here, reporting from Hinesburg, Vermont where I just recently locked myself out of my Uncle's house and had to climb through a window to get back to my packing! In all seriousness, I am actually quite packed, with my checked luggage already in the MOVE office. The task today is making sure I have a well-stocked carry-on with all of the essentials. (Has everyone packed an extra pair of underwear?) Seriously. In 2007 I went on another International Service Trip with MOVE and the airline lost our luggage for three days. I am going to take a wild guess and say that Kolkata is probably not a place to be without clean underwear... (Neither is the Dominican Republic!)

With all of graduation craziness, it's been hard to focus on Kolkata 100% but it's finally here and we'll be leaving the United States tomorrow! For our crazy-long layover in JFK I am taking a stack of books, a pack of cards, bananagrams and probably some snacks! I am a pretty good sport as far as airports go and so I am looking forward to some of that journey as well. Day 2 in an airport might start to get a little hairy, but it's all good! Our group is armed with the laughing yoga techniques that Julia taught us during one of our meetings.