After joining the "Peace Corps Peru 2010-2012" Facebook group and seeing that there are 40-something other people--real people with names and faces!--that I am likely going to meet in a month and a half, I'm getting even more excited, and also even more nervous. It feels so much more real now that I can actually correspond with my future colleagues. It's reassuring, though, to know that I am not the only one nervous about things like speaking Spanish and packing properly.
I spent some time on the internet today doing research and discovered a couple more reasons why being a Peace Corps volunteer is awesome. First: discounts! 50% off Chachos? Yes please! Decent footwear seems to show up in most of the packing lists/advice I've found, and most of mine have seen better days. I also might buy a more compact sleeping bag, since that's also been mentioned on a few blogs I've read.
I also took a closer look at the Peace Corps Fellows/USA program, which provides financial assistance and internship opportunities at certain graduate schools/programs. Apparently there is a JD/MPP dual degree program at Duke, so maybe I don't actually have to decide between law and public policy--I can do both! Good to know, although I really don't have to make any decisions any time soon.
I should go find something more immediately productive to do--like practice Spanish!
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