Pre-cursor

An exciting time ahead. A hectic life behind. There is anxiety and anxiousness in my senses. I am prepping to go on a study tour to Finland and Russia.
There is so much to do before I go on my 17 day trip - fight the terrible flu attack and protect them from getting worse, do tons of laundry till the last minute so they can push it out as much as possible, interview and schedule baby-sitters for the just-in-case scenarios, make last minute phone calls to friends and pals so they know I'm gone, wrap up office work so I still have a job after the trip, clean the house so they can start to untidy it, cook and freeze as much as possible so that they miss me less.
Here is my itinerary whilst I'm en route: http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/HaasGlobal/nordic2008.html