Friday, November 2nd, 2007...3:55 pm
4 weeks to go…
The countdown is counting down…the day is drawing near. I doubt my current feeling of calm anticipation is going to see me through to the end; I expect I’ve got a few sleepless nights and butterfly-filled stomachs in my near future. For now, I’m capitalizing on my new free time and the momentum of an approaching deadline to get things done!
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I have to get Christmas presents for my family and friends!
I have to make sure my blog is in order and will need minimum attention once my feet leave US soil!
I have to get my school correspondences in order, addresses, envelopes and stamps in hand, so I can open young minds to the wonders of Guinea!
I have to make sure I chat with all the people I only chat with occasionally so they don’t think I’m just ignoring them when they don’t hear from me for months and months!
I have to organize at least 3 more parties before Dec 1! (We had Christmas last weekend, Birthday is next weekend, then punch & cupcakes just for fun, then Thanksgiving, then another Birthday!)
I think these 4 weeks are gonna go fast!
My mother was joking that we’re having so many parties so that everyone gets sick of me and can’t wait for me to go! Hey, it’s not a bad way to do it – certainly more fun than other ways!
Anyway, terror is starting to creep into my everyday, just for moments at a time. This is a slightly HUGE change and I feel ready in every way I can possibly feel ready, but there are so many ways in which I can’t be ready that it’s still a big leap off a high cliff – I’m counting on the water not being too cold and the rocks not being too close to the surface.
So, I busy myself with the little things. I have a ridiculously meticulously prepared list for packing and all the miscellany, which I check about once a day. I’m studying up on my French, though I’m not sure if the verb “to milk” and its subjunctive form are going to help me that much. I show my face at work every once in a while for little projects they send my way, mainly so they remember who I am (and will come to my punch & cupcakes party). I’m online constantly looking for previously missed resources (friendsofguinea.org is fabulous). I devour every morsel of information that comes from Peace Corps, my only proof that my life really is about to change.
Well, I’m at 4 weeks at counting…wish me luck!
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