I CANNOT believe it's only one week until I leave my home for staging in Miami. It's surreal actually. It definitely makes everything seem more important, considering everything I do in the next week could be the last time I do that thing for 2 years! My mom was looking up the weather last night and found that it was 89 degrees (real feel 93) at like 8pm in Asuncion, and my first thought was "Thank the Lord!" Being in the frozen tundra that is Wisconsin makes me thankful that I'll be going to a warm place for the next 27 months. But then my very next thought was.. "oh my gosh, how am I going to sleep in that kind of temperature with no AC or anything?". Spoiled American thought haha.
update on the packing: I may have overreacted before. It seems that I will be perfectly okay. Apparently I don't have as much stuff as I once thought, so this is a positive thing. Plus I invested in vacuum seal bags for my bulky items.
Let's see... oh, I'm super nervous about leaving (obvious??), but I am getting to the point where I'm super excited too. I'm nervous about leaving my family and friends and just all of the luxuries of American life, but I'm starting to get pumped about the true adventure that is about to take place. And every time I think about my adventure I obviously think about Gandalf the Grey asking Bilbo Baggins to go on an adventure ("I'm looking for someone to share in an adventure"). Yeah, total nerd alert... get over it ha.
In all honesty, it really helps having a friend already in Paraguay who can tell me the ins and outs of Peace Corps life. She's doing agriculture so her day to day life will be a tad different but it's close enough for me. Every time I have a questions, which is all the time, I'm able to send her a quick little message and let me tell you, it's fabulous! I don't know what I would do (probably drive myself and my family crazy) if I couldn't ask her all my minute questions. So thanks Maria!!!
To keep my mind off of the impending sadness that will be my departure, my mom and I have taken a look at local wedding venues since otherwise I would not have a chance to see them. It's so fun! And I think I've already found my dream place! Man oh man, it's beautiful. Still 2.5 years away, but exciting nonetheless.
Before I sign off, I do want to say that I know I say negative things often times... like "wahh sadness about leaving" and blah blah blah, but I want you all to know that I really am thrilled to have this opportunity. Its going to be a life changing experience that I will look back on fifty years from now and be proud of. Once I'm over the initial shock of it all, probably a month or so after I arrive in Paraguay, I'm certain that I will fall in love with it.
Until next time,
xox
Shout out to Momma Travis, by the way, because it's her birthday! :)
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