Hey all! So, my mother is leaving for Africa, specifically, Kampala, Uganda. Uganda is located in between Kenya, and the Republic of the Congo…two very dangerous places right now. I am so nervous about it, but I have to remind myself she will be safe with the network. She is travelling with the IN network, as she is helping with schooling and orphanages over there and she is so excited to go! My mom is probably the most brave woman in the world, in my eyes of course, but the trips she takes, just to make a difference in a few children’s lives. She is so selfless and loving. She travelled to Nicaragua a few years back and actually built schools for children, now she’s taking off for Uganda. Crazy!!! I love my mom, and I’m so sad to see her leave, because I don’t know what I’ll do without her, but I know this is something important to her. I am so excited as well, especially to see the pictures when she gets home, because she is going to be going on a safari, and sleeping over night in a hut, and she will be seeing animals of all kinds. I put my blog under the categories of world event and of my own life experience, cause I figure it’s pretty worldly, that my mother is headed to Africa on Valentine’s Day (not to mention my favourite day,) and she won’t be back home for two and half weeks. I put it under my own life experience, because I don’t know about you guys, but I am SUPER UPER dependent on my mother, in an emotional way, but also physical. She always makes my lunch, cooks for me, does my laundry, makes my bed. I know, I am spoiled rotten, and yes I can do some of these things on my own. Mostly though, I won’t miss the things she does for me, but more less just having someone to hug every morning before I go out to the bus, or talk about my day with when I come home. So if you see me next week, bawling my eyes out, just hug me please. hehe. – jo