2nd blog post: Here we go!
I just got my plane ticket and itinerary for my staging event in Honolulu, Hawaii. The flight is 7 hours long from DIA to Honolulu, and I pray to (insert your God here) that I won't have to sit next to a really large Finnish man who spills over into my seat (reference: see Nick's Spain blog). That's right; I'm going to be on ANOTHER island for a couple of days before going to my island.
The staging event is jam-packed with 'ice-breakers', getting to know more about the Peace Corps, and DEEP reflection on the commitment about to be had. It'll be fun to meet the volunteers with whom I'll be spending the next 2.25 years, and I'm sure Honolulu won't be too bad of a place to do it.
I'll also be hanging out with a friend from high school who lives in Honolulu. It'll be good to catch up with her.
The months have been counting down for me. It's kind of a like a really long countdown of a space shuttle launch. 5 months to go: ah, let's wait before I get scared. 4 months: doing calculations. 3 months: Oh shit, is this going to happen? 2 months: Oh shit, this is going to happen (see past blog post). 1 month: Hell ya, it's about to happen! Then lift off.
This past month has been quite the ride. Giving 2 weeks notices, throwing in my bakery apron, meeting new people, recording Youtube songs like there's no tomorrow, and just trying to enjoy my last month here in the good ol' U S of A.
Well, be sure to stop by and give me a huge bear hug before I take off on June 6th from DIA. And make sure that I get your physical address so that I can send you post cards from my future home.
1 month away, and I can't wait to start.
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