Now that I have established the conference in Kalemyo/Tahan, I've begun working on the remainder of my schedule for this trip. Thus far, here is what I have:

28/8 -- Arrival Yangon (Rangoon), check into hotel, recover from Jet Lag
29/8 -- Visiting with contacts in Yangon
30/8 -- Visiting with contacts in Yangon
31/8 -- Preaching at United Reformed Church of Myanmar, Yangon congregation
.1/9 -- Greek at City Star (day 1)
.......Note: I teach Intro to Greek following a DLI model and can therefore teach a semester of Greek in about eleven days of intense training.
.2/9 -- Greek at City Star (day 2)
.3/9 -- Greek at City Star (day 3)
.4/9 -- Greek at City Star (day 4)
.5/9 -- Greek at City Star (day 5) + Preparation for flight to Kalemyo on 6/9.
.6/9 to 14/9 -- See Blog entry for 21-7, 01:02:55 PM
15/9 -- Rest and meetings at Taung Zalat hotel in Kalemyo
16/9 -- Flying to Yangon and reuniting with Mrs Bacon at Golden Guest Inn
17/9 -- Greek at City Star (day 6)
18/9 -- Greek at City Star (day 7)
19/9 -- Greek at City Star (day 8)
20/9 -- Free for resting and shopping, plus visits with contacts in Yangon
21/9 -- Preaching at Ebenezer URCM (see 31/8)
22/9 -- Greek at City Star (day 9)
23/9 -- Greek at City Star (day 10)
24/9 -- Greek at City Star (day 11)
25/9 -- Greek Review at City Star (day 12)
26/9 -- Examinations and Picture Day for Greek Class (day 13) -- 64 clock hours
27/9 -- Free for resting and shopping, plus visits with contacts in Yangon
28/9 -- Lord's Day
29/9 -- Old Testament Introduction at City Star (day 1)
30/9 -- Old Testament Introduction at City Star (day 2)
1/10 -- Old Testament Introduction at City Star (day 3)
2/10 -- Old Testament Introduction at City Star (day 4)
3/10 -- Old Testament Introduction at City Star (day 5)
4/10 -- Free for shopping and resting, plus visits with contacts in Yangon
5/10 -- Lord's Day
6/10 -- Old Testament Introduction at City Star (day 6)
7/10 -- Old Testament Introduction at City Star (day 7)
8/10 -- Old Testament Introduction at City Star (day 8)
9/10 -- Old Testament Introduction at City Star (day 9)
10/10 -- Old Testament Introduction at City Star (day 10)
11/10 -- Free for resting and shopping
12/10 -- Lord's Day
13/10 -- Examinations and Picture Day for Old Testament Introduction (day 11) -- 55 clock hours
14/10 -- Return to USA at 7:50 PM from Yangon Int'l. Airport.

While the schedule looks pretty ambitious, I also know from past experience that as soon as word gets out on the street that Dr Bacon is in Yangon, people will be coming to visit me at the hotel up until I finally go to bed at night.

The costs for such a venture are considerable. Just for air fare for Debby, Matt, and me we will be spending about $4,000. How do we get three people half way around the world and back for $4,000? We buy the tickets WAY in advance. Meanwhile, as all the other activities are taking place, Siang Lian Hup and I will be spending the evenings making plans and devising curricula for the ESL school that we hope to have open by June 2004. For those who read this, please be in prayer with us for both this six week trip and for the future ESL (English as a second language -- though it will really be EFL, English as a Foreign Language) school.

RB