Okay. Okay okay. I've been wanting to update for a while about my last visit with Govinda and the family. I wanted to update about my new volunteering gig at my old high school. I wanted to let everyone know how the TEFL course was going - good, by the way - but I haven't. I don't know if I was waiting for this, but maybe somehow I was.
It's taken longer for me than other applicants. But isn't that just the Peace Corps for ya? Everyone's journey is different.
Anyway, I woke up this morning with a very exciting update in my Peace Corps Toolkit. It's official:
I'VE BEEN NOMINATED FOR SERVICE!!!!
Okay, freaking out. I got my wisdom teeth out a couple days ago - another step in the right PC direction - and it hurts when I smile but gosh darn it, I just can't stop smiling.
I know the pre-journey isn't over yet. There will be a lot more waiting and trials when the medical and dental packets come. But this was a big hurtle for me. I worked hard to prove myself a worthy nominee. And I'm excited for the steps to come.
Not so excited to tell my parents... But that's just another challenge I'll soon face. And in time, I hope they can be happy for me, and supportive, and understanding. Ahhh, but enough of that! This is a happy post filled with happy forth-comings.
I have so many thoughts rushing through my head... So many things that need to get done. But right now, I think I'll simply lay down, ice my jaw, and try not to smile too much. This is my path. And it's winding and wacky and wonderful and I'm so grateful to walk it.
Happy Nomination Day!
P.S. "How Light My Boots Are Right Now" comes from the novel Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close which I am re-reading for the English Honors Society conference panel that we're leading at the end of February. NOLA, here we come!
