Tomorrow I officially leave for Peace Corps! I go to Philly for a night for pre-staging. Thursday the group I am leaving with treks to JFK to embark on a 15hr-ish trip to Yaounde with a stop in Brussels, Belgium. I don't know how much more ready I could be... I have all my paperwork, two over-packed checked bags, a LL Bean backpack and a huge purple tote-bag to carry my lap-top and other essentials.
Tonight I am going to bed earlier... like 9ish maybe. I don't think I will be able to sleep. It will probably hit me in the morning that I am actually leaving the States for Africa. Here starts a new adventure, experience, challenge, and step in my life's journey. I feel like "wow" it's finally all unfolding. Now to focus the next two years on my experience living and working in Africa. Adapting to different cultures, lifestyles and other perspectives is going to be interesting. I get a lot of peope excited and for me, inspired, and nay-sayers who don't wish me well. However, at the end of the day, it's my decision, and my life path! I don't regret the decision I made in joining so far. I know there are going to be lessons learned and challenges I have to face. The bottom keep on letting Andrea shine...
No looking back... foward. Here we go!
Andrea
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ANDREA!!!
ReplyDeleteI have found your blog and will be stalking it so make sure you write often! I am at work right now (thurs june 3) and im done at 7am.. wonderful 12hr night shifts! Did you make any friends? You need to see if you have a stable internet connection so we can skype!! :-) Stony Brook is going normally.. these night shifts are killer so its making me sleep all day but I did sit out on Coney Island for memorial day and holy smokes I got a wicked bad sun burn on my back of my legs to my butt! It hurt to sit down or lie down! I slept on my stomach for like 3 nights haha! It's better now! I've been aloe vera-ing my body so hopefully I won't peel. I hope to hear from you soon! Don't forget your DEET!!!
xoxoxo
Katie
andrea hope all is well and your feet are strong on the ground . love this is mom
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