Two weeks from tomorrow I will leave for Philadelphia to start my Peace Corps Staging. It's hard to explain how I feel about leaving. I feel excited, nervous, anxious, scared and happy all at the same time. Even though I am unable to pinpoint exactly how I feel, one thing that I do know is that after preparing for my Peace Corps service for the last 15 months I am definitely ready to embark on this new adventure.
I have so much to do before I leave that I am starting to get a little overwhelmed. After packing up the majority of my worldly possessions and sending them home to Sacramento with my dad this morning, I am looking forward to spending my last week in San Francisco sleeping in my sleeping bag on the floor of my room. It may be difficult for me to survive with only the one pair of shoes that I have left in the city, but I will find a way to manage. I guess that this next week will be good practice for Moldova.
My last day at work will be this Friday, May 28. Leaving the PUC is a bit bittersweet. Although I don't think I will miss the PUC itself, I will miss all the wonderful people there (especially all of the great ratepayer advocates!). On the 29th, I will be off to Sacramento for a little over a week to spend some time with my family before I leave.
My week in Sacramento will also be filled with a lot of shopping and packing. The Peace Corps allows you to take two checked bags (totaling 100 lbs) and one carry on. Even though I know how much stuff I can take with me, I have absolutely no idea what I am actually going to take. So far my packing list consists of socks, deodorant, my laptop and a miniature replica of Tony Stewart's Sprint Cup Car. Obviously this is not an exhaustive list, but it's a start!
Well, I am off to pump up my air mattress and watch the final episode of LOST. (I am so glad that the series finale is before I leave, otherwise I might have to reconsider this whole Peace Corps thing.) I will post again from Philadelphia!
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