The day to day life for the Bishop's right now is very chaotic. With our departure date set in stone, plane tickets purchased, house sold and vaccinations up to date, it would appear that everything is in order to leave. But there is still so many small details that need to be taken care of that the to do list piles up everyday!
We have known that we would be going to Egypt since mid-April so we have had a lot of time to gather our thoughts and plans as we go forward with this big move. Two years does not seem that long, but when it comes down to it, it is a fair amount of time. We have had to decide what to do with everything we own. Sadly, we have fallen victim to our consumerist society and have A LOT of stuff that has just been sitting around not being used. It has been a very interesting experience eliminating our home of things that we don't use. Some we have sold, others we have donated and others yet have gone straight to the trash. It is amazing how much a person can accumulate in a matter of a few years.
The reality of going to Egypt is getting closer everyday. There is only so much we can do to prepare in advance. Trying to choose what we should pack and what we should not has been the most challenging thing. We get to take a fair amount of luggage and we don't want to pack things we will have no use for once we get there. That happened when we went to the Czech for an extended period of time and we don't want to do that again. So, it is only a matter of time before we will stuff our suitcases with the things we deem necessary and begin our journey east...WAY east.
If the past couple months have proven anything...this is a journey that is going to be very memorable.
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