packing

ok, so i'm basically packed, except for a few odds and ends and the great thing is that i'm only taking one big duffel bag and a carry on backpack. i keep looking at pictures and lists from other PCV's and i wonder if i'm taking too little.

in the end, i've decided, who cares, what ever it is, i probably don't need it. i'd rather travel light. i've learned that the hard way. i know myself well, i know how to adapt. i will just adjust. i wish i didn't even need two bags. i'd like to have one little back pack and nothing else, but hey, i'm getting there. progress, not perfection, right?

i depart in 9 days and i'm ready. bits of saddness have begun to creep into my elation. i have really been trying to enjoy the time i have left and take it easy, something i sometimes feel guilty for, so this is nice. i want to be rested and relaxed when i leave, not a crazy mad woman running around trying fit in a thousand goodbyes.

GOOD BYE!!! There, if i missed anyone, sorry... that's just the way it goes.

i have found a few blogs of other volunteers that i will be serving with and they are all so nice! i look forward to meeting them and knowing them. i believe we all ended up in this together for a reason and i'm grateful. life is so good today.