Arriving to Philly went mostly smoothly. The plane actually left early, and it was only a half hour trip. Not bad, right?
Once I was in the Philadelphia airport, I had to find the shuttle that went to my hotel. I made arrangements to get picked up at 10:40 am. The shuttle didn’t get me until 11:40am. That was boring while I was waiting around for it. Not to mention I was on the shuttle for another hour while the other passengers were dropped off first. If there is one thing the Peace Corps will teach me, it’s patience (if I hadn’t already learned it with the application process).
Staging has been fun. The other volunteers are just as eager and anxious as I am. And everyone is pretty friendly. It’s so nice to be with fellow volunteers. As if I didn’t know already, this is going to be an awesome experience with awesome people.
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Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Monday, June 6, 2011
Mom, I Misread My Email...It's Not Moldova, It's Montana!!
Well, I'm leaving for staging tomorrow morning. My plane is scheduled for 9:30 am, destination Philly. The nerves are really starting to hit, but it's the good kind. The I'm-excited-to-start-this-new-chapter-in-my-life kind of nerves. There are some I-can't-believe-this-is-actually-happening nerves in there too.
It's been quite a long month. Saying good-byes for over a month can be a little depressing. Every time I left someone, I had to say good-bye as if it were the last time I would see him/her for 2 years. And even though I took a month off of work to get all my good-byes in and prepare to leave, the time passed by way too quickly. I've been kind of frantic in getting everything done, this weekend in particular. When I was double checking behind everything, I realized that I had misread one of my emails, and Daniel made fun of me (the title of this post). Don't worry, the Peace Corps isn't sending me to Montana.
For those who didn't know, I celebrated my 25th birthday last Sunday. One of my reactions to this was, "Goodness, I'm a quarter of a century old!" But as I reflected on my life this week, I realized how lucky I am, and how much I have to be thankful for. And I can't imagine a better way to start the next quarter of my life than by serving in the Peace Corps. It's going to be one exciting adventure. Lots of ups. Lots of downs. And a whole lot of in-betweens. But it will be so worth it. So let the adventure begin!
It's been quite a long month. Saying good-byes for over a month can be a little depressing. Every time I left someone, I had to say good-bye as if it were the last time I would see him/her for 2 years. And even though I took a month off of work to get all my good-byes in and prepare to leave, the time passed by way too quickly. I've been kind of frantic in getting everything done, this weekend in particular. When I was double checking behind everything, I realized that I had misread one of my emails, and Daniel made fun of me (the title of this post). Don't worry, the Peace Corps isn't sending me to Montana.
For those who didn't know, I celebrated my 25th birthday last Sunday. One of my reactions to this was, "Goodness, I'm a quarter of a century old!" But as I reflected on my life this week, I realized how lucky I am, and how much I have to be thankful for. And I can't imagine a better way to start the next quarter of my life than by serving in the Peace Corps. It's going to be one exciting adventure. Lots of ups. Lots of downs. And a whole lot of in-betweens. But it will be so worth it. So let the adventure begin!
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