So it's official!

“Security is mostly superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger in the long run is no safer that outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing."Helen Keller

My departure dates are official - I have staging (stateside training) July 3-5th in Philadelphia. It is nice that staging is in Philly, for me at least, since it is so close to home. The parentals can come see me off at the airport perhaps on the 5th. I get the feeling that the whole "Becca will be gone for two years" has been hitting them pretty hard in the past couple of days. They are starting to freak out a bit, but in the most loving and supportive way possible. It's very sweet.

I need to start brushing up on my Philly sightseeing options so I can show around the rest of my staging group since Philly is technically my "hometown". I have been out of the Philly scence for awhile so I will need to look up some 4th of July festivities. Of course convincing everyone that Pat's is better than Geno's is at the top of the list even though I don't even eat the cheesesteaks anymore...it's about loyalty people.