Well I guess first, thanks to Kanchan for setting me up. She knows me too well. I guess I would have had the time once I got there but there are too many questions that inquiring minds want answers to before I go, like when are you going?

Unfortunately at this point, I don't have many answers for you. Here's the plan so far.
- request 1 year sabbatical from work (check - actually took 15 months starting in August)
- buy plane ticket (not done yet - anticipated date, mid August because July is too expensive and June is too yucky as it's rainy season)
- find Ben a school (Loren is working on this as are other family members - I'm not too worried about it)
- figure out where you are going to live (again, Loren's job, I have some options if he doesn't come through but I have faith)
- figure out what I'm going to do when I get there (have options, not going to worry about it for now, but I am taking a laptop and will be available for contracts)
- what to do with my stuff (renting out the house - the notices are sloowly going up in different places - and put my stuff in storage)

And of course the big questions of why are going (although some think they know the answer to that already) and will you ever come back, I don't have time to answer at the moment so will get to that. Some people don't know the "story" behind why I'm going to Burkina, so I figure I'll get into that eventually for completeness. Back soon with more details.