Getting Ready

Well, I've got 6 days until I leave, and I feel like I've still got a hundred things to do before I leave. The last couple months have been filled with preparations for the trip:

• 5 different shots to keep me healthy: flu, typhoid, DPT, hepatitis, tetanus
• Prescriptions for Cipro in case of any infection, malaria medication, and sleeping pills for the plain ride
• 100% deet bug spray to keep away the 'skeeters, disinfecting hand gel, and a vast array of digestive system aids, in case things get ugly,
• Booked and coordinated 11 different flights, meanwhile almost losing my seat on the flight from Singapore to Delhi
• Ordered and received my passport, Indian Visa, and spending money in 5 different currencies (Singapore dollars, Indian Rupees, Thai Bhat, Omani Rials, and UAE Dirhams)
• Registered with the various embassies and informed my credit cards, bank, and cell phone company that I will be using their services in other countries
• Researched extensively the 3 countries I'll be travelling alone
• Brushed up on my Arabic (even though English is spoken prevalently in Oman and Dubai) to do whatever I can to avoid looking like an arrogant American

So I'm looking forward to doing, instead of planning. Not to mention I can't wait for the 60-90 degree weather after the sub-zero temperatures we've been dealing with around here. So check back one week from today, and I should hopefully have my first post online from my first day in Singapore.