A bit of a change

Moving (very temporarily) to the Philippines is likely to be a bit of a shock. Considering the following:

Weather Forecast for 02/02/2013:
Boise: 37° F, chance of snow
Manila: 84°F, sunny

Population:
Idaho: ~1.6 million
Philippines: ~92 million

Population Density:
Idaho: 19.2 per square mile
Philippines: 797 per square mile

Language:

Boise: English, mostly (sad, as I'd like to be practicing my Amharic!)
Philippines: Tagalog, English

GDP:
USA: $49,800 per capita
Philippines: $4,263 per capita

Current Time:
Boise: 6:50pm
Manila: 9:50am, tomorrow

Physicians:
Idaho: 1 per 543 population
Philippines: 1 per 833 population

Vaccination Coverage in 2011: (as measured by DTP/DTaP 3+):
Idaho: 94.7%
Philippines: 80%

Measles Cases in 2011:
Idaho: 0
Philippines: 6,538 (~7 per 100,000 population)

Polio Cases in 2011:
Idaho: 0
Philippines: 0 (and I'm hoping to help keep it that way!)

I have a lot to learn. And a lot of sunscreen to pack! This is quickly becoming real. My flight departs at 9:30am on Friday. Just a couple more projects to wrap up tomorrow, a few hugs to give, and a last-minute list check or two. And then I'm off. My next post will--I hope--be from Manila.