August 2011
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iamnotgrammaticallycorrect-deac asked: I'm following you because you're leaving for the PC about 5 months before I hope to. I've pretty much been promised a nomination once the program opens Sept. 15, and my earliest available date is Aug. 2012. I'm super excited, along with a thousand other emotions. I hope you don't mind me following you!
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192 Days And Counting
I actually went through my calender at work and counted. 192 days until I leave for Senegal. I am of two minds when I think about this number. On facebook there is a group for those volunteers that are leaving for the DC staging next week. As I read the questions, plans to meet up at the airport, and debates over bringing laptops I can’t help but feel jealous. It doesn’t matter...
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tumblrbot asked: WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST HUMAN MEMORY?
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The Obligatory Intro
I suppose the first post on any blog is the place to explain why a person even has a blog in the first place. If the description isn’t a dead give away, allow me to expand: I’m leaving for Senegal in March next year for service in the Peace Corps. This is where I will (hopefully) keep in touch with the outside world. Letters to and from Africa will take weeks, and calling is going to...