No yellow fever for me!

Yesterday I went to my doctor to get all the vaccinations and prescriptions I will need for my trip. Today my arm is sore from all the shots I got. In order to travel to Rwanda, the CDC recommends you get vaccinated for yellow fever, hepatitis A and B, polio and typhoid. Even though I think some of these are a little extreme (polio) and expensive ($250 just for the shots and Dr visit, I still have to get the rx's for typhoid and malaria) I decided to get all the immunizations. But honestly, I got them all because of my track record with illnesses in Africa and because I really just can't afford to get sick right now.

As far as the other preparations, Ben and I went to B&H Monday to check out some microphones. Looks like I'm going to have to spring for a cheap lavalier that will set me back about $150. I've decided to assign myself some easy video projects next week so I can re-familiarize myself with the cameras and get back into practice.
This weekend I will be heading north to Vermont to meet with my Executive Producer (my mom) and we will finalize a lot of our plans. My goals for the weekend are to get an itinerary hammered out, flesh out our plan of attack for when we get there and get all of the hotel, car and flight arrangements taken care of. I think it will be really good to get out of NYC for a couple of hours too.

One last thought... I've been pretty bad about writing in this blog, so I'm going to try to start writing more frequently. I also need to keep a journal/record of my expedition for Nat Geo, so I think I might use this as my main medium for that when I'm over there.