Switching Summers

Yesterday, at 10:00am, there was a plane ticket with my name on it.
I am supposed to be in Lynchburg, Virginia, right now, with all my things packed and ready for the adventure of a lifetime - Zambia, Africa. 
Obviously, I'm not there. 
I have been looking forward to this trip since January of this year and have been anticipating the journey I was about to partake upon. 
I'll give you some information, however, I didn't choose to stay home. My doctor did. 


It all started about 3 months ago, with stomach issues, but I got cleared for Zambia shortly after some medical procedures making sure I wasn't actually dying from the pain I thought was slowly killing me. I was set to go, everything was ready. Then, I got mononucleosis in mid-June. It was 3 weeks away from my trip but my doctor assured me as long as nothing else went wrong I would be cleared to go, problem free. 
And then, the monster struck! I got a nasty upper respiratory infection, which slammed me on the couch for a few days, I was in and out of states of delusion, due to my high fever. If it hadn't been for my mom, boyfriend, and loving puppies, I might have had them just pull the plug on this lifeline, and I'd take my chances with the rest. 
So all this story for the conclusion, I'm no longer going to Africa. 


Lots of people thought I was a bit crazy for wanting to go anyways. You see, I'm not the most adventurous girl ever to walk planet earth. Sure, I love hiking and being in the outdoors but when it comes to spiders, I'd rather jump off a cliff to my death than deal with the nasty eight legged creature. 
Despite the spider danger, there were also many other dangers to speak of, such as the diseases and native people. I hadn't done lots of research on the topic of danger, mostly because I didn't want to be scared out of going. And my counselors had assured me it was safe where they were taking us. 


So we go back to the point, I am supposed to be on my way to meet a mission group right now, and I'm not. 
I'm stuck in someone else's summer. 


I will not make this blog a tragedy, however, I am determined to make the most out of this summer and live it to the fullest. 
I quit my job in anticipation for Africa, and have cleared my schedule. 
Let's see where this takes me.