Soon

With one week to go, reality is setting in. My flight itinerary places me on the plane to Vancouver at 5:30 p.m. March 13. With a short stop over in Vancouver I make my way straight to Manila. (this is way better than the London, Hong Kong, stop overs they were preparing me for.)
My first 5 weeks will be in Manila for language training and some in country training. This will give me time to get use to the climate and the culture. I hope there will be enough time to get into my job for the remaining year. I am very aware of how often I switch from thinking a year is long; to thinking it will be too short. Only time will tell.
The challenge, what to bring? What to organize for my last few days? Definitely not my strong points. I will have my "just go with it attitude" once I find out I didn't pack what I should have and I didn't organize all that needed to be organized. In the mean time any advice from seasoned travellers will be appreciated.