D-Day....Departure Day....

In the final throes of preparation to leave and in the background I am half listening to the Infinite Mind on NPR. I am reminded that for the next two months plus that background will be in Spanish. I am also aware that though it has been a beautiful winter week in Michigan my hands have been cold and I have worn far more clothes than desired. Soon that will change too. Temperatures are hovering in the low 90's where I am headed. I wonder ....Who will I see when I arrive at my apartment ? Will it be as I have remembered? Will my luggage arrive? But I also don't want to get ahead of myself so I focus on leaving and think of those of you who celebrated this departure with me.... the phone calls, emails and gatherings... all sending the message that I'll be missed. In these ways you travel with me. Thanks for being part of the adventure.