We are invited!!!…and in great Peace Corps fashion they won’t tell us anything further. But, how could I complain!? Our dreams came true. When I started this blog, we knew nothing and here we are leaving early! When Erin and Justin came home from work, we shared our exciting news with them. It was so nice to have people to celebrate with. It was probably on this day that I realized how happy I was to have quit my job without much guarantee. I love Erin, she is someone who I easily connect with from Plattsburgh, yet don’t have much opportunity to see. Now that it was official that we are leaving for 27 months, I couldn’t be happier with my decision. We got to see so many friends and family in only 2 weeks that I was unemployed. If I hadn’t done this, I would probably not had a chance to see her. I was so grateful that I am going to be seeing so many more of my friends & family. It really helps me feel as if I will be leaving the USA on a very positive note.
The following morning, very early, Justin drove us to the train station. It was April 1 and we were catching our flight to Houston, TX. From Houston, we were taking a cruise to Mexico. I initially planned this cruise with my other best friend Julie from Plattsburgh as a goodbye travel adventure together. However, we thought it would be fun to include our partners. So, I asked Jon if he would be interested. He was, but couldn’t afford it, so I asked if he would like a cruise for his birthday. Of course, he said yes!
Let me remind you it was April 1 – April Fool’s Day. I called my mom and told her that we were going to Libya for Peace Corps as a joke and she bought it..until she realized it was a joke! What I didn’t know, however, was that my mother-in-law really did receive our acceptance packet and that we were headed to Tanzania.
We found this out JUST as we were about to get on our cruise!
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