One moment I'm smiling, laughing and excited. Completely content with my decision and exceedingly happy about life.
Two seconds later I am crying and a nervous wreck, questioning my decision and my intentions.
I'm pretty sure the people around me think I'm a crazy person and I kind of feel like a crazy person. It was a huge decision to join the Peace Corps. The next 27 months are full of too many unknowns to count. This journey that I am about to start makes every other adventure I have had (which is quite a few) look like child's play. Everything is about to change. Everything and everyone I know is here. That being said I am so incredibly excited I can't think straight most of the time. This has been a year and a half in the making and it's finally about to happen. There are people I am going to miss dearly while I'm gone but I know I have their support which is an amazing feeling.
A lot of you have been asking about things that I need for my trip so I will be posting a pre-departure list of things in the next few days. Now, I seriously don't expect anything and I think you are all too nice even asking. When in doubt give me a card with a nice note in it that I can read on the plane and a second note to open when I'm having a rough day in Botswana. Things like pictures, music and letters are invaluable to me.
- Erica
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