Georgia on my mind...

So here's the scoop (that I know of)! This trip includes myself, my boss Erik, another male leader, and eight teenagers. The youngest is 16, and the oldest will be a junior in college. We're still getting to know each others' names, but I can tell this group will be amazing. The teenagers consist of two girl s and six guys. They've been working on this trip since January. Each year the metro-Atlanta YMCAs have teens apply to go on one of three mission trips: Costa Rica, Jerusalem, and Georgia. After applying, the students are interviewed and placed on one of the trips according to their wants and needs. This year the Jerusalem trip was canceled due to politics, and those students either deferred until next year or were put on Costa Rica or Georgia. After being selected for the trip, the students are given materials to help fundraise for their trips. If a student falls short of the $3,000 necessary to go on the trip yet tried as hard as they could to fundraise for the trip, the YMCA will cover the rest of the costs for the trip. However, if a student fails to fundraise or attempt at fundraising, he or she is responsible for the cost of their trip.  As for the specifics on my trip in Georgia, I'm waiting on details still. I know, some of you would be dying in my shoes - jumping on a plane with 9 strangers and your boss, to go to a foreign country, without any details as to what you are doing when you get there. Honestly, the lack of details I know for this trip does not bother me at all. I've been abroad before, and some of the best knowledge I've gained from my travels is: expect absolutely nothing. Whether I know the details or not, I am still going to have an amazing time and make memories that will last a lifetime. So for now, I'm still sitting on the same details as this morning - I'm going to Georgia to do mission work with the YMCAs in Georgia. I believe we are helping train counselors to some degree while we are there, helping one specific YMCA develop into a residence camp. We will also be working with an orphanage over there. Oh, and of course, my big excitement - I get to swim in the Black Sea. :)