T-4 and Counting...

So I have taken Taylor's advice and decided to try to blog my way through the craziness that will no doubt ensue this summer. I figure this will save me hours of "How was your summer?!!!?!!" conversations and will document some of the stuff I need to put into my final reports in order to receive the other half of my grant funds. In addition, I think it might be nice to have a way to keep you all informed and amused (at my expense). :) This said, I hope you will all follow along, reply with comments and questions, and most of all enjoy what I write. It will be a joint adventure!

Anyway, I am now about four days away from D-day. That is, I depart in 4 days. Not going to lie - I am very nervous. I am sure I'll manage to hold up, but any which one of you should be prepared for a late-night call from Puerto Rico, saying, "WHAT THE **** DID I GET MYSELF INTO? I WANT TO COME HOME!!!!" Hopefully, this won't happen, but nonetheless, prepare thy selves.

I am currently distracting myself from the inevitable packing that must be done by helping the parental units with their errands up here in CT and by baking various things. More specifically, I am attempting to create a Rosemary Flat Bread (a type of foccacia) at the moment. I say "create" because I tried to follow the recipe to the letter and instead ended up with a very gloppy dough, so now I am improvising. Fingers crossed that I don't end up with a hockey puck.

OK, so back to the Monkey Island stuff. I am going to try to post more info about the location, research, and living situation after dinner. I will also fill you all in on mindless nonsense, such as what I have to pack, scheduling stuff for the summer, and contact info. Meanwhile, keep checking back regularly, and I hope you all are psyched to share in this awesome summer adventure with me!

MUCH LOVE!