Vaccine in a Capsule + Breaking in my new boots

Just to get this out of the way, 30 days until Peru!!!

Now that I've gotten that out of my system, today is a day of two different 2nds for me. The first 2nd is I will be taking my second Vivotif pill, which is an oral vaccine for Typhoid fever. Rather than getting a shot, which lasts for 2 years, I opted for this "Vaccine in a Capsule," which pretty much is swallowing 4 pills (1 every other day for a week) that will last for 5 years. These pills have a genetically altered, yet live form of Typhoid Fever in them. The alteration is so it won't actually give me Typhoid, while at the same time my body fights it off, and develops antibodies against Typhoid. There's actually a somewhat fascinating video about how it all works at their website: www.oraltyphoidvaccine.com. Their website also proves that you can make just about anything fun and entertaining simply by having an animated mascot:
Typhoid Fever might be the only vaccination I need for this trip. I've read varying things that travelers should get a Tetanus booster every 5 years instead of 10, so I might end up getting that one as well (not looking forward to it, because I recall the one I got in 2005 made my arm sore for about a week). I was also told to possibly get an MMR as an adult, but I'm pretty sure I got my adult booster of that around my 18th birthday (currently doing research to verify this).

The second 2nd is that today is the second day I'm wearing my hiking boots (and first day I'm wearing my smartwool socks) to break them in before the trip. They definitely feel a little tighter than when I tried them on in the store, so they definitely need some breaking in. Here's a picture I just took at my desk:
That's about it for now. I found a jacket I liked yesterday at Dick's Sporting Goods, but they didn't have it in my size, so I'm heading to a different location during my lunch hour to see if they have it in my size.

The closer to the trip I get, the more excited I become!

Until next time,

Ryan