May 30, 2001

Packing for the trip!

Last minute preparations as we head off tomorrow (yipe!). Hitting the last little details, the last few items (like Marthame's suit) getting shoved into backpack nooks and crannies. We've got a long two days ahead of us - leaving Zababdeh and heading to Ramallah, then finding our way to Jerusalem, then to Amman in time for our 3:00 AM one-stop trans-Atlantic flight on June 1.

But on the other side waits Chicago - the land of baseball and deep-dish pizza. Just hope that visions of home will give us the energy for the journey.