What am I "excited" for?

I've never done mission work abroad and the feeling of "excitement" is so much different than that of the excitement you experience when going on a family trip or a trip with friends. You can't say, "Well, I'm just excited to get away." It is so much more than "getting away," and I'm still wrapping my head around it!

I've been thinking, am I excited? The answer is yes, I am excited, here are a few reasons why:

I'm excited to...

1. Serve God and others.
2. Be sanctified.
3. Experience God and His church in a different country. 
4. Meet new people. 
5. Experience a new culture.
6. Travel alone, it seems like more of an adventure that way. 
7. Be a bit disconnected from social media.
8. Drink Ugandan coffee/tea, I hear its amazing.
9. Eat food I have never tasted before.
10. See the beautiful land.


That may seem like a menial list, but it's hard to say what exactly I am so excited about when I've never been there so those are just a few:)  

I'm a complete novice with traveling and that is probably the one thing I am "nervous" about. Getting around airports is definitely foreign to me and the thought of doing it alone seems daunting. I have been told though, that there are many helpful people that are more than willing to get me where I need to go. 

I'm not really looking forward to the potential of bugs, I actually don't want anything to do with bugs. I suppose I should just get over it already, huh?

If the Lord wills I will be on a plane to Amsterdam at this time next week and then boarding a plane to Uganda!

Amy