Preparing to leave

I am almost all set to go at this point. I am going to get a suitcase and some socks today, other than that I have everything I need. I think I am going to box more stuff that I wont be taking with me for when I return. I found out that my plane from New York to Ghana will take eleven hours an ten minutes. That doesn't even include the time from getting on the plane from Chicago to New York.