“We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.”
In a week I will be boarding planes to Atlanta and Philadelphia where I will begin my service in the Peace Corps. One week—it’s hard to believe. I’ve been saying for a month now that I am moving to Tanzania, yet it’s unreal because I’ve been thinking about this for years. Seven years ago I decided I wanted to join the Peace Corps, but I knew that I’d have to wait before I applied. I applied last July as advised for when I wanted to leave. After a long online application, fingerprinting paperwork, phone interview, medical and dental paperwork, waiting, waiting, more paperwork of sorts, and waiting I finally was invited to serve in the Peace Corps. I was assigned to Tanzania to teach Chemistry and probably Biology in secondary schools for 27 months and then received more paperwork.
Although I’m excited and ready to go it still seems unreal and won’t be real until I board the plane and arrive at orientation or training in TZ. It’s hard to imagine how life will be the next 27 months—from daily life to holidays I am not sure what to expect. So here I go...I think the Weepies say it best with their song Can't Go Back Now:
“I can't really say why everybody wishes they were somewhere else
But in the end, the only steps that matter are the ones you take all by yourself”
You are going to have the most fantastic adventure. You will meet people who will restore your faith in humankind. Just be as open as you can to the "new". You're so smart and so competent with a wicked sense of humor, you'll do fine
ReplyDeleteAnd if it ever feels as though no one is listening, just know that I've put you on my rss and I'll be keeping tabs. Go forth, work your magic, you can do anything!