Buying Books and Getting Ready

It's time to start planning for my annual Christmas trip. I have found the most meaningful way to spend Christmas is to buy quality children's picture books and donate them to children in southern rural Mexico. So first, I buy the books and have them shipped to Bethel. In this picture, Alaskan students pose with the books I will send to México for children in Chiapas.

I have already bought my plane ticket to Tuxtla Guitierrez, Chiapas. Next, I will start planning out more of the details for the trip south to Mexico. I still need to email some friends who I work with there and set up a place to stay while I am in San Cristobal de Las Casas. My friend Veronica owns a posada there, near the center of town, so I usually stay there, I just need to let her know I am coming so she will hold a room for me.

I have a little over a month before my trip; it seems hard to believe. I have so much to do. My goal is to make a list and start checking off what I need to do before I leave-- at least one item a day. I'll keep you posted on how my plans are going!