Preparations

So now Christmas and the new year is over, I'm the midst of a vast number of preparations for my trip.
My wardrobe is covered in pieces of paper with various lists of things to do and buy on them, and then further lists of what parcels I am awaiting and a check-up on the healthiness of my bank account.

Which reminds me, I must thank those who have been kind enough to sponsor me on this venture:

Ian Stringer of Faringdon Motorparts,
Mr and Mrs. Manning of Faringdon Fundraisers,
Faringdon and District Royal British Legion,
Wynn Matson of Camden House.

I am also going to give a talk to Faringdon Rotary on Wednesday in the hope that I may be able to convince them that mine is a cause worth supporting.

I have only a month left of work as a TA at Faringdon Community College, and then in February I will only be working on Thursdays and Fridays as a receptionist. The plan there is to give me a bit of room to breathe and finish all my preparations, but in reality I suspect I will spend quite a lot of time visiting friends at university before I disappear for 1/3 of a year!