Happy St. Patty's Day!  Just made my own green beer with neon green food coloring :)  Me and the roomie just had one, needed a refresher after a long day!  

Getting more and more excited about South Africa everyday.  I got my immunizations yesterday and I was much braver than I expected to be.  I am not a fan of needles period let alone 4 shots :(  I'm up to $600 from the friends and family letters i sent out and am hopeful that I hear from some funding grants soon.  

School is busy as ever but I am trying to stay focused and get as much as I can out of my courses and my field work at Butzel without losing my 'me' time.  Jacky is coming in from Kalamazoo this weekend and I think we'll go to Dominiks for some Sangria.  Its right up her alley and as long as its nice out its one of my favorite spots!  Haven't figured out where to head for dinner yet though.  

I talked to Leslie this week and decided that it would be pretty awesome to move to New York after graduation.  I would have her there as a very close support system and would not be far from my family in New Jersey which would be really nice.  New ideas everyday!  Its nice to have options (well as long as I can find a job;) ).  

Peace & Love -

Alyssa

My very own blog :)

  Decided it was finally time to start my own blog.  I am traveling to South Africa this summer and plan to use this to communicate with my people at home so I figured I'd start early so I can be a pro by May!  Any insight and tips will be much appreciated.

  Choosing a blog title is difficult.  Almost like choosing a title to your own movie, which I have never been good at coming up with.  I chose Echo My Song because I have been listening to India Arie a lot lately and she speaks of wanting to go where the mountains are high enough to echo her song. That is my plan for the summer and I can't wait to tackle Table Mountain.  

  More to come...