Moving right along...

Today we moved offices, we decided how to get to a town a few hundred kilometers by air and put the finishing touches on two back-to-back workshops.  I'm rather tired. 

It's been a bit of a long week, preparing for the workshops and doing a lot of logistical fanagiling to figure out what the best way to get to our destination is.  And I think we've got it sorted out.  Still haven't quite figured out the best way to get home, but considering that's not for another few weeks, I don't think it really makes a difference quite yet.  Yet.  One thing about this country is that the situations change SO fast.  So all our transportation options this week might be completely different in the coming two weeks!  I'll just bring enough money along (I hope!) to cover most eventualities.

That being said, yes, I am going up to the land of the cattle on Saturday morning!  We're flying in a little plane, which is, by far, the safest of our options (unfortunately, the most expensive, as well... but it's a small price to pay for safety, as far as I'm concerned - Mom, you should appreciate that :) ).

I'll be gone for two weeks, I think, conducting a Writer's Workshop and a week of teacher training for teachers who are meant to be teaching in their mother tongue.  It's going to absolutely exhausting, but these sorts of training workshops are exactly what I LOVE to do!  So I'm looking forward to it.  But it's me, along with three of my "local" colleagues.  Great guys, all of them. But I'm hoping I don't get too lonely this coming week!  I don't normally go off and do workshops without Jackie, and I must admit, it's always a lot easier with the two of us taking care of things and making decisions (and sharing the teaching load!).  So please pray that I have wisdom as to how to spend the money that I'm taking along for the workshop (have to pay for all the accommodation and food for all the participants etc.), as well as that I'll have energy to do the actual teaching! 

I know there are a few hotels that have internet in the town where I'm heading, but I have no idea if they are near or far or what the situation is going to be.  So I may not be online much.  Don't worry, I'll do my best not to get sold off to the participant with the most number of cows...