17 days left

With 17 days to go until I start the Peace Corps, I put my room and car up on Craigslist, and started a blog.  The going-away party is planned, I trained my replacements at work, and I'm collecting boxes to move everything back home. On March 3rd, I fly to Washington, DC, for a few hours of pre-departure fun.  On March 4th, at 8:25am, the training group will fly to Santo Domingo, and the next 27 months will officially start. 

Back in 2007, when I was preparing to study abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina, I was not aware that I had no idea what I was getting into. With Peace Corps, I know that I don't know what to expect.  That is a lot harder to pack for...