It is currently according to my clock on here 12:02 in the A.M. on Tuesday October 20th, 2009. That is right, per plan I shall board a plane for Philly in a handful of hours and continue this journey I started back in January. Tonight I have said goodbye to many friends and family via text, internet, and phonecalls... i tucked in my two nephews whom I adore for the last time for a long time and have packed my bags and they wait by the back door. I carry on weighing roughly 30 lbs.. one big duffle to be checked weighing 48.5 lbs.. and a personal item in the form of a camera bag...
Current feeling? Somewhere between about to pee myself and about to cry.... I has sunk in that I will be gone for two years... pardon the expression but shit...
The other day at Kinkos a funny thing happened.. as I picked up a packet of Peace Corps stuff the guy behind the counter commented that the lady I passed on the way in picked up the same packet.. so potentially (unless he was loco) I will be on the same plane as said lady... yay!
I am trying to remember if I was this nervous last summer as I prepared to leave for Botswana... however I can't remember... I do know that I feel like a new sunrise is soon to come in my life and I am taken back emotionally to Kgale hill in Gaborone... the place where I made the promise to myself that I will return to Africa and I will live abroad.... this goal comes true starting tomm.
To all my friends and family.. know that through the years though I might not have shown it the best I do love each and every one of you... everyone I have encountered from those I have held close to those I have casually passed has had an affect on my life... and I hope I have had an effect on yours. Thank you for being my world.
Here goes an adventure.. here goes everything!
Monday, October 19, 2009
Friday, October 9, 2009
Note 5 (Biyar)
Sannu! I should be cleaning or packing buuuuut I felt a nice post coming on!
So it is eleven days until I will no longer reside on US soil.... it hits me at the most random times and I have one of multiple reactions. I have to hold back tears at times, i have to keep from curling in a ball, i have to keep from jumping up and down and screaming excitement... aka I am emotionally a train wreck as I approach what I am certain will be the most life altering moment of my life thus far.. But I am sooo ready! Let's get this party started ya'll!
To those of you writing me letters.. start sending some!! I will get things you send now two weeks after I arrive! Send me some love, funny cards, pictures of your purty faces!
So kinda a scary concept I have been think about a lot!
http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2009_EN_Summary.pdf
Niger is ranked last... that brings a couple thoughts. That terrifies me as I worry I am not strong enough for the task I have been assigned... however it also excites my soul because it means when the placement officer looked at my information they decided "hey this guy can pull this off" and put me to such a hard task. None-the less... wow this is gonna be an adventure!
"It's going to be an adventure"- if you have talked to me recently I have prob. said that exact phrase to you. This is because I seriously am clueless how I should state everything I am feeling in a way you could understand... so yes... this is going to be an adventure!
I've had some pretty randomly sucky moments recently.. but I feel that times are looking good as I look onto my departure... I quick shout out to my best friend.. you know who you are and you know I love you... nuff on that!
I haven't been saying goodbye... i see people I know that I won't see again for two years and I can't.. I can't look into peoples faces and say "hey cya in two years" so instead I say "cya" and call it good... i suck at goodbyes!
Currently I am watching "Degrassi" and having commentary with Alison... good times! It is rather cool that I have met many of the people going with me to Niger via Facebook... it is actually kind of comforting b/c it lets me talk with people who are sharing in my fears and excitments.. love all you non-peace corps peeps too though! On that note, you should check out my fellow stagers blogs.
11 days my friends.. here goes everything!
So it is eleven days until I will no longer reside on US soil.... it hits me at the most random times and I have one of multiple reactions. I have to hold back tears at times, i have to keep from curling in a ball, i have to keep from jumping up and down and screaming excitement... aka I am emotionally a train wreck as I approach what I am certain will be the most life altering moment of my life thus far.. But I am sooo ready! Let's get this party started ya'll!
To those of you writing me letters.. start sending some!! I will get things you send now two weeks after I arrive! Send me some love, funny cards, pictures of your purty faces!
So kinda a scary concept I have been think about a lot!
http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2009_EN_Summary.pdf
Niger is ranked last... that brings a couple thoughts. That terrifies me as I worry I am not strong enough for the task I have been assigned... however it also excites my soul because it means when the placement officer looked at my information they decided "hey this guy can pull this off" and put me to such a hard task. None-the less... wow this is gonna be an adventure!
"It's going to be an adventure"- if you have talked to me recently I have prob. said that exact phrase to you. This is because I seriously am clueless how I should state everything I am feeling in a way you could understand... so yes... this is going to be an adventure!
I've had some pretty randomly sucky moments recently.. but I feel that times are looking good as I look onto my departure... I quick shout out to my best friend.. you know who you are and you know I love you... nuff on that!
I haven't been saying goodbye... i see people I know that I won't see again for two years and I can't.. I can't look into peoples faces and say "hey cya in two years" so instead I say "cya" and call it good... i suck at goodbyes!
Currently I am watching "Degrassi" and having commentary with Alison... good times! It is rather cool that I have met many of the people going with me to Niger via Facebook... it is actually kind of comforting b/c it lets me talk with people who are sharing in my fears and excitments.. love all you non-peace corps peeps too though! On that note, you should check out my fellow stagers blogs.
11 days my friends.. here goes everything!
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