8 days until departure

Things still to do: a huge list. Pack everything and make sure it'll all fit. Make final arrangements for my students in my absence. Make final arrangements for all my personal stuff in my absence. Decide on what technology will be going with me. Figure out video conference protocol, and whether or not it'll be possible to video conference with my school's equipment using iChat on my end.

Looking very much forward to this. Can't wait. So very much to do...