Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Pray for us!

I may leave in two days, but I still have nine whole days until I start teaching. So, in the Catholic world, we know what that means! Break out with the novena! The above is a link to the novena that myself and fellow missionaries Cathleen and Alison R. are praying in preparation for the first day of school.

I've broken out of my normal routine of packing for a trip the night before and have been trying to cram a semesters worth of clothing, books and coffee into two fifty pound suitcases. Is there a patron saint of packing?