As I prepare for this amazing adventure and opportunity I can’t help but reflect on the last year and a half or so when the idea of going abroad first came to light.
I landed at JFK the day after Christmas. Speaking English with the immigration officer I rattled my list of 9 countries I’d been in in the past four months, and was surprised by the lack of reaction. (For those keeping score, Canada, Morocco, Senegal, Portugal, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Russia, USA.