Well, I'm all packed and ready to start this grand adventure. I'm Amanda, your main blogger. Later you'll meet Josh, and some others on the trip as well.
My flight leaves at 6:45 am, a mere six hours from now. I'll meet up with the rest of the group in Chicago in the evening.
We've done a lot to prepare for this trip: meetings have been held, books read, reports given, technology wrestled with, and papers signed. We have our passports, our guidebooks, our matching T-shirts, and our thirst for adventure.
I look forward to sharing more with you as the trip goes on.
