So since I last posted, I received my invitation packet from the Peace Corps. It was very exciting since I've been waiting to hear what country I am going to be sent to. So my official assignment is to be a Health Education Specialist in the country of Moldova. I know what you're thinking, "Where the hell is that?" or "I've never heard of it." Yeah, that's basically the response I've gotten from everyone I've talked to.
To give you an idea of where I'm going and what I'm going to do there, the basics on Moldova: It is a small country in between Romania and Ukraine. It was at multiple points in history part of the former Soviet Union and once a part of Romania. The official language is Romanian, but in some areas they speak Russian. It's a mostly agricultural country and their economy depends mostly on the goods they export to Russia. I am supposed to teach health education in school and also work with organizations in the community promoting health awareness. I will live with a host family for at least the first 6 or so months of my staying there, including my first 3 months of training.
Now, since receiving my invitation packet I have accepted the invitation, applied for my special passport, and turned in my revised resume and aspiration statement. It seems really crazy that after months of waiting, all of a sudden there's so much stuff to do in such a small amount of time. However I am glad that I did read the many handbooks they gave me because it makes it a lot less scary and it makes it feel more real. I can't believe that I will be leaving in a month. But for now, all I have to do is wait for my staging information stuff to come along, so I'm done with paperwork again for now. However, I'm kinda feeling anxious about what to pack. I feel like I have a lot of shopping to do.
As for my life outside of doing things to get ready to leave, basically I spent the weekend with dogs... Dogsitting for my brother, Royce's, dogs and our little family corgi. Normally, not a huge deal, but Nevada, one of the chocolate labs, was a hot mess from paws to ears. Literally. Basically I spent some time chasing her down, jumping on her and wrestling to get her ear medication in ears. And Tala, the corgi, gets neurotic when my mom leaves. Poor girl does not know what to do with herself. But I'm not going to lie, when I wasn't getting run over by an 82 lb lab with a cone on her head or waiting for my hearing to come because of the yappy little dog with a big bark, it was kind of relaxing. I'm going to miss my fury friends when I leave. OH...and watching the Sharks kick some Red Wings ass during the playoffs was nice too. Game 3 today should be a good one. I hope. Also, I'm going to spend as much time with my family and friends while I can. Let the good times roll...
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