Last day in the U.S. . . .

So I'm leaving for Tonga in a few hours, it's kind of hard to believe!  Basically I'll be working on this big research project I have designed, to study family dynamics, for the next three months.  The program is through BYU, kind of like a study abroad but it's a lot less structured and we each have our research projects we will be doing. I am staying in a village in Vava'u about thirty minutes away from the capitol city Neiafu.  There are five students going to Tonga and I will be living with one other girl, Michelle. We are staying with a lady named Ana and I'm pretty sure she is single and lives by herself. I think that covers all of the logistics. . . I'm not sure how our house will be as far as running water and all of those kinds of luxuries, but it should be interesting. It's kind of nerve racking and I really feel like I have forgotten a million things, but I'm sure it will be great!  I'm really excited and think it's going to be a fun adventure, not to mention a great experience to build my research skills and learn a ton about the Tongan culture!

P.S. I made this blog for a class I had last semester, so all of the posts before this are about the class and my project, and I don't recommend reading them (they all start with learning journal, if that tells you anything).