DAY 1

The last time I ever kept a diary was about 16 years ago....and that was private...so this, as you can imagine, is a little bit strange for me. I'm especially weirded out by this whole blog thing after Jonah, my brother, wrote an article on his website making fun of Andy Roddick's (the tennis star) blog, where he used excessive amounts of exclamation marks (apparently a "no-no" for blogs...) and the word "props" multiple times, to which Jonah asked "Did Doc Brown invent a time machine and turn the clock back to 2001? Is the last piece of pop culture you encountered an issue of Tiger Beat that featured the Backstreet Boys?". If you want to check out the article, I reccomend it, its pretty funny but definitely makes me nervous about writing this blog and knowing my brother's talent at making fun of people. (http://rivalfish.com/rivalroom/2006/05/deconstructing-andy-roddicks-new-blog.html)

As for my life today.....I am leaving for Rwanda. After pulling an all-nighter to pack, I am just taking care of some loose ends this morning. My flight leaves at 4:30 this afternoon....can't really believe it. I'm excited and anxious at the same time, mostly because I have no idea what to expect, even though I have read countless books and articles about Rwanda and its tumultuous history. I am so happy to have this experience and am greatful that I go to Dartmouth so I am able to take off three months from school and do this.

Alright....believe thats all. This is weird, we'll see if I get used to this!