When you discover your mission, you will feel it's demand. It will fill you with enthusiam and a burning desire to get to work.---W. Clement Stone

I cannot believe that tomorrow marks one week until I leave for Korea. I am just so excited to get going! I feel like I have really enjoyed the "journey" of planning, but now...I want to get to work!! I have that burning desire. June 20th can't come soon enough.

Things have changed greatly since I first planned on going. The head of the program, and founder of Korean Ties, is unable to come with us. In April it was discovered that her 14 year old son has Leukemia--both ALL and AML. She has been by his side and will stay there.

So....things have changed. I feel a greater burden to be more helpful. When I talked to the other program director, the one I will be rooming with, she sounded just a bit (!) frazzled. I am just so excited to get there and help her out. My hands are tied here in Michigan. Although, I did help out by finding a website from which we ordered 13 mens ties to give as gifts to the presidents of orphanages, agencies, and such.

(A cultural note: In Korea, gift giving is as common as a handshake is here in the States. Basically, if you spend more than 12 minutes with someone and they do anything at all to help you out, they need to get a gift. And then, it is important to give the gift with your RIGHT hand, or better yet, both hands. This is their custom and it is important to respect that. Even when giving change back in a store, it is best to use your right hand.)

Mike is busy getting me technically ready. I have an i-pod for music on the plane and other times. I have a computer with 20 hours of Raymond, Cosby, Law and Order, and Tool Time on it. I still have to learn how to upload pictures to this blog and store lots of pictures on the computer. In the meantime, I have started freezing meals, cleaning rooms, and making lots of lists to help him get everything done that needs to be done.

So...it's only 7 little days! And I can't wait.

Thanks for sharing my excitement!
Peg