Patience Pays Off!

Today was the fulfillment of nearly two years of attempting to begin a new segment of my life. I finally got the invitation packet, and I am going to Lesotho. I will be leaving on May 31st to be a Community Health and Economic Development Advisor!! There is so much information enclosed in the packet and so much for me to do in the next month or so. I have to complete my dental packet in the next couple of weeks. I have a buttload of cavities to be filled on Thursday :( but that's what I get for not brushing my teeth, I guess. jk. I'm so excited to learn even more about this country and all the challenges and opportunities that it will present. Oh, did I forget to mention - because it is in the southern hemisphere, it will be winter when I arrive in June - yippee...two winters. Hopefully it will not be a terrible as our winter here has been! Okay...going to eat some sushi and drink some wine! :)

What a long, strange trip it's been - and it's just the beginning!

 Following one of the most emotionally tolling processes of my life (that started in May 2009), I received an email last week announcing that my Peace Corps invitation is FINALLY in the mail! woo-hoo. The only information I have at this point is the following:

Assignment: Community Health & Economic Development Advisor
Location: Eastern/Southern Africa
Departure: late Spring/early Summer

So armed with this information, I began thoroughly researching the PC official page along with the PC wiki page, and I think I will be going to Lesotho on May 31....but of course, I have learned that nothing is certain with Peace Corps. I will be patiently (yeah right) waiting for this week's mail deliveries!

My mind is racing considering the possibilities and opportunities that await me. I am trying to take this time to fully enjoy and appreciate my family and friends AND the many, many amenities of American life that I have taken for granted for the majority of my life. There is no way that I can soak it up enough, but I'm sure as heck gonna try!