Preparations

There are some things that Jason is remembering I need to start taking care of now to get ready for the trip.
First, I went to an agency to get a consultation about traveling to Africa. She went over all the vaccinations, prescriptions, and first aid to prevent against all kinds of diseases that are prevalent. Since I am not scared of shots (luckily), I decided to go ahead and get all 6 that I needed at once:
Hepatitis, Tetanus/Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever, Yellow Fever, Meningitis, and Polio
Then I got a prescription for Malaria, which I am supposed to take daily when I am over there. The lady also put the Typhoid and Yellow Fever in my left arm, since I am right handed and those cause the most soreness. Needless to say, my arm was so freakin sore on Wednesday night and Thursday! But now I have my extremely important yellow immunization card, which is an absolute must to enter into Nigeria as well as most other African countries (as I am hoping to go to South Africa, or more specifically Capetown, asap!)

Then today I went to the international airport to do my interview for Global Entry. Really this is just so Jason doesn't have to wait on me when we travel back to the US together. But they do the screening and interview process now, so that you can skip the immigration lines coming back into the US and just scan your passport at the kiosks. It should make it a lot easier to travel, especially when traveling internationally multiple times a year!