Tying up loose ends
How do you prepare for a two-year-long trip with a two-bag, eighty pound limit? The Peace Corps has sent me an overload of information, and as I arrange all of my loan deferments, insurance priorities, power of attorney information, and everything else I never could have imagined, I’m making sure to spend time with those I love and eat my favorite foods. I now leave in less than a month, can you believe it?! I think the full effect has still yet to hit me. TJ and Mark arrive tomorrow afternoon (woohoo!) for a quick visit to Colorado. Then, March 18, they leave and I will depart with my mom, dad, and brother to Los Angeles for our last family vacation for a while. We arrive back home on the 25 th , my going away party is on the 1 st of April, my last day of work is April 3 rd , then I leave April 9 th /10 th . Boom boom boom, and just as quickly as this process started, I will be living in Africa…… Say what!?? Last weekend I met a wonderful girl named ...