Booked my ticket yesterday and I am leaving from Detroit at 7:05 am... Kind of freaky to think that I actually have a flight! After booking my flight I decided to try and tackle this mess of a house, given the fact all of my things are everywhere bc I brought it all back after Sunday's graduation (which went amazing!!).... Well I dont know where it is all going to go bc I do see all of my things as importantand dont want to throw it away but hey maybe I am just a hoarder lol... Today I applied for my visa and new gov't passport bc my mom came and found my passport that I lost earlier lol I looked for it for days and she came in and found it in about 7mins, man moms are good at finding things!! But man let the paperwork continue.. I then filled out my life insurance policy for $25,000, which costs me about $2.50 a month, which I feel is a good lump some but my mom said that it will just cover the costs to bring the body back TALK ABOUT A FUN CONVERSATION! I then had to fill out my loan deferment things which led me to call the bank give or take 100 times just to find out it is already taken care of! I thought after I got fully accepted, the peace corps run around of paper work would end but man was I wrong! ... I still need to fill a few more documents out and send it but I am over it for now! ....
My going away party is coming up so that is exciting, besides that I am just trying to figure out what I want to do b4 I go, so far it is sit and watch tv until I get a call to hang out lol .... I am so excited to go but man this is kinda scary for example:
1) there will be A LOT of bugs, not little ones like ants and rolly pollies but big ones, ones that can burrow in your skin and lay eggs... now I dont know how legit that claim is but hey I watched mystery diagnosis too many times to rule it out!
2) I know little, like very little, Swahili which will make it pretty lonely until I can understand people BUT that also poses a new challenge which I am excited about..... I mean how awesome is it going to be when I know a new language!!
3) Simple fear of the unknown, I have no idea what I will really need when I get there, I dont know if I will have power or not, I am bringing a laptop but will I be able to charge it in the wall or do I need to bring a solar charger? Do I need to bring a tent and sleeping bag? I want to go exploring when I am there but is that really an option? What clothes do I really need? How about shoes? How often and how will I communicate with home? Should I bring my cell phone? ... there are about a million more questions along those lines but I wont bore you! haha
4) What if something big happens! I am not naive enough to think that life wont go on but what about the big things like marriage and babies, I already know a few births I will miss and also marriages but people just try to hold on lol.. I dont want to miss so much but I know I am simply living my dream! I am not going to put my dreams on hold and I am going to go BUT if you all could refrain from making huge life decisions without me that would be nice!
All in all these questions will be anwsered soon enough! I need to not worry and give my worries to God and do what I can to research! ... I am super exctied and hope all goes well! ... let the count down continue 27 more days!
Amy :)
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Can anything you forget be shipped to you? If so, then relax and pack what you know you'll use or what the PC suggests you take. If DHL can reach you, then we can always send it out to you.
ReplyDeleteRegarding bugs -- good thing you aren't a guy -- it's the fish that swims up your urethra and sets hooks in there that skeeves me out.
This is the Peace Corps Wiki...you can look up suggested packing lists by country this way: http://www.peacecorpswiki.com/Packing_lists_by_country
ReplyDeleteHey Amy! This is so exciting! I know when I left for the Race I had no idea what I was getting myself into but in the end, I'm beyond happy that I did it. I wouldn't spend too much time worrying about what to bring and such. Believe it or not, Africa has a lot. I mean, sure if you're in a village or something it would be a trek to get it but, the Lord will provide what you need. 3 months showed me that quite easily and I have no doubt you'll have even more cool stories about the Lord providing through your time there. I'm looking forward to following your blog as hearing what you're up to. I think it's awesome that you're not holding back and you're following your heart. The Lord really is going to use you in big ways.
ReplyDeleteAunt Renee I know I can get things sent to me but I am a major list maker and planner and I would love to be 100% prepared which is impossible lol ... and thanks for the packing list website!! ... Diana this just put some icing on the cake, it felt really good to read what you wrote! I know God will provide but it always feels good to hear it from someone else lol ...
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