It's finally here! I've been waiting for this chance for four years. Before, I was too young. But this past fall I realized that now would be the perfect time. I'm not heavily involved in school yet. I don't have loyalties anywhere except with the wheelchair basketball team and to my IC club, which will be in good hands anyway.
Furthermore, after The Rescue, I've realized that Invisible Children and I are not quite separate anymore. It's not me working alongside an organization for a while, then continuing with daily life, then coming back for a while more, then continuing with daily life. No.
I was in physical pain when I didn't think I could go to Chicago for The Rescue. I had to refer to myself many times as a "representative of Invisible Children" just to be taken seriously. I had just as many folders on my computer desktop and my physical desk at school for both schoolwork and for Invisible Children-related things. It's not just a favorite topic of conversation; it's the only topic of conversation that I will initiate at any time of day with anybody--whether I know them or not. Point in case, I talked with Marcus (Brandon's roommate in Brussels) about IC for at least 45 minutes during a welcome party at Gareth's house.
In short, I cannot believe this is truly happening to me after so long a wait. I'm booking my flights today, calling Tyler to see when and from where he's flying, canceling classes and housing for the fall, contacting my new adviser to let her know what's going on, and starting a huge list of things that I'll need to collect over the next 3 weeks.
I. Can't. Wait!
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