Alright, so there is less then ten days until i am off to Africa. It still sounds so crazy when i say that. Who goes to Africa?!! People wonder why i decided to do this and what would make a person want to give up everything they have and jump into a society that has very little. well the answer to that question is my mother. she is the one who first told me about peace corps and she is the one who has pushed me to follow through with it. I love peoples reactions to that. their eyes get big and they get a very surprised look on their face. as if they think a mother would never want this for their child and would never be the first on the bandwagon for their child to be embarking on such a crazy adventure. but she was and is. and for you that really know my mom that would surely not surprise you at all.
Currently i am sitting in a very nice residence inn in Washington, DC. the whole family is helping Erin (my sister) to move here for her internship with the department of health and human services. that means that all SEVEN people in my family piled into ONE van with all our luggage and Erin's life and drove out here. to say it was a smooth and peaceful trip is an understatement, but we all got a lot happier when we finally arrived.
So we will be here for a few days, but once we get back i have to focus on getting packed, last minute shopping (still a lot to get), and saying final goodbyes to my friends. Last tuesday we had my Going Away Party at Monte's and it was a BLAST!! I had so much fun and so many people came out to party it up with me for the last time and i love them for that. But the partying is over and now it is time to focus and get down to final peace corps business.
