It's been a while, but not a lot has happened since receiving my invitation. I've been incredibly busy teaching since January that I haven't really had time to obsess about Peace Corps stuff. The job I'm in now is incredibly stressful, but definitely fantastic preparation for Peace Corps. I'm the only science teacher in the school and I teach every student (that's around 150). I write all of the curriculum for 7th grade and our school day is LONG. I'm usually at school from 6:30 am until 5:30 or 6 pm. That doesn't even include the amount of time I spend once I'm home writing lesson plans, grading papers, etc. In total, it usually ends up being around 70 hours a week. It's a lot of teaching, very few resources, and a lot of students. I really do love my students and I love being in the classroom teaching.
Because of my crazy school schedule, it took me a really long time to get my passport and visa paperwork sent off. Luckily that got done last week and hopefully it wasn't too late. Aside from that, I've just been sorting out what I will take, writing packing list after packing list and buying things I will need as I find them. I have both of my bags I'll be taking, and most of the clothes but I still have quite a few things to round up and even more things to get rid of. I sense a huge garage sale coming.
It still doesn't seem real to me that I'll be moving to AFRICA in two months.. Being in the Peace Corps is something I've dreamed of for years, and it's becoming a little frightening now that I'm so close!
Hey found you through the fb group. The fact that we are leaving still hasn't hit me yet either!
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