At this point I feel like there is still so much to get done but I'm not really sure where to start. So far I have gotten the most important things done. I have applied for my Peace Corps passport and visa, I have gotten my yellow fever shot (which I now have a huge red mark from), and I have tuned in my media release forms. This basically means that I am done with all the paperwork that needs to be turned in before I get to the staging event in Washington DC. There I will be getting the rest of the vaccinations that are needed to enter South Africa, my passport, and my plane ticket to Africa. The fact that I wont get the majority of the paperwork needed to enter the country until two days before I leave the US is kind of freaking me out, but at this point I guess I just have to go with it.
After all the paperwork, all I really need to do now is decide what I'm going to take with me. The packing process has been a lot harder than I thought it would be. The information that I was given said that in my main job as a teacher I would be required to wear dresses and skirts that cover my knees as well as my shoulders. Once again being tall is a curse. Girls in the US obviously don't dress to cover their knees because it has been so hard trying to find things that are long enough for me. I am also pretty unsure what is visually appropriate in South Africa. Right now all the styles are very bold colors and prints, which I don't know if that is ok to wear there. So at this point I have gone with neutral colors and will get new clothes there if what I have brought isn't right.
Other than packing I'm not really sure what else to do to prepare myself. I have started walking at least two miles a day to prepare myself for having to walk to school regardless of the weather, but other than that I'm not sure what to do. I guess that from here on out I will just continue doing research on South Africa and try to gain as much knowledge as I can before I am thrown into their culture.
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