Address

Two days until I leave for Atlanta and and 4 days before I head off to Senegal. During my first three months I will be partaking in a language and technical training in Thies. If you want to send me any packages or letters my address is:

PST Chris Andrews
Corps de la Paix
B.P. 299
Thies, Senegal
West Africa

Thank you for all the phone calls and messages wishing me luck. I will write more once i get to Senegal.

Packing

Hello all,

These past few days have been filled with packing, realizing i forgot something and going to the store to buy it, returning home and repeating. Consequently, all of my stuff is spread throughout the family room as i slowly pack it. A lot of you have asked me what exactly you pack when you are leaving for 27 months so i'll give a short run down of the main things i am bringing. Its surprisingly not a lot of stuff meaning i'll probably be asking for packages real soon.
5 pairs of pants
some t-shirts
4-5 collared shirts
2 pairs of t-shirts
sandals
flip flops
sneakers
running shorts
sweatshirt and fleece
lightweight sleeping bag
laptop
speakers
journal
camera
solar charger (just in case i am somewhere without electricity)
lots of extra batteries
cliff bars, granola bars and other little munchies
and plenty of bug spray and sun screen.

There are plenty of other little things that i can't think of now, but hopefully for the most part this will be all i need.

hope everyone is doing well
love
chris