Countdowns

I love a good countdown.  In fact, I love anything that allows me to check things off of a list.  It's my type A personality 100% coming out, and it gives me a sense of satisfaction for completing something else.  So with that said, here's my countdown as of right now.  It is long, extends for 6 months, and includes events that are really only a big deal to me (not all are events, but just important dates).

• Possible river trip- 5 days
• Month 7 starts- 8 days
• July 4th and party fun- 11 to 12 days
• Jessie's wedding that I am missing :( - 27 days
• Month 8, only 4 to go- 39 days
• End of term 2 for students- 54 days
• August holiday- 59 days
• Month 9- 70 days
• Amanda and Mark come to NAMIBIA!- 82 days
• Month 10- 100 days
• End of service meeting- 124 days
• Halloween- 130 days
• Month 11, 1 left- 131 days
• Thanksgiving- 158 days
• Month 12- 161 days
• End of term 3- 163 days
• End of my teaching career in Namibia- 166 days
• Fly home- 179 days

Well that's all of them for now.  179 days seems like a long time, but I have a feeling that things will fly by pretty quickly, especially once we make it to term 3.  I've been told that term 1 is pretty fast because everything is new, you are adjusting, and you have a nice long break.  Term 2 is supposedly the term that feels the longest because you are no longer new and have no long weekends to go on quick trips.  Term 3 is also fast because you are trying to finish up with teaching, see last minute things, and prepare for your return home.