Wednesday, September 5, 2012

READY FOR DEPARTURE



The final countdown has begun at 19 Mirabel

On my To Do List for today:

1. Scan chapters of Bernie Glassman's book, Bearing Witness, about Auschwitz retreat. 

2. Send scanned pages as email attachment to friends who might be interested in reading what draws me to join the 17th group he will lead through this experience in November.

3. Call Cliff, the kind computer guy, to look at Daniel's Mini Laptop which D. has offered to lend me. I hope that Cliff will heal any worn out parts and pronounce it healthy enough to keep me blogging for the next two months.

4. Get this blog site set up so it's easy for me and for anyone who might want to come along for a virtual ride.

Before We Begin

Before the adventure of traveling, there is the adventure of preparation.
I used to love this phase, holed up with a book, reading myself into another time and space, imagining the person I would be there and then, anticipating endless encounters with the new.
  
No more. And why?