why me?

when i first looked into the peace corps i really didn't know much about it...much less what it would be like to make it a part of my life. i hadn't met anyone who had been through it. there was no peace corps booth at any career fair and trust me, i've attended and even worked my fair share. i only wish that before i began to make a plan for my life that i would have had a blog to read by someone who was actually going through the motions of becoming a peace corps volunteer.

my last year of college was somewhat of a crisis for me. i had always known that i wanted to be a doctor and be in school for 12 years and work and be successful. all of a sudden i didn't have a passion for it anymore. it was so hard to let go of those high expectations that i had for myself and that other people had for me. but my interests and dreams were beginning to change and i couldn't just ignore it. i realized that i didn't want to waste my life away in school forever. it's for some people but definitely wasn't for me anymore. i love to learn but there is more to it than just a classroom for me now. i want to experience life. i want to be able to travel the world and do what i know i was meant to do...serve people.

i didn't want to graduate with the prospect of having to pick a career and commit myself to a 9 to 5 life. yeah i graduated in general studies with really no thought about what that might mean for my future. i'm not looking for success or money. i'm too young to know what i want to do with the rest of my life! what i do know is that for the first time in my life i know that i'm exactly where i belong. a lot of people ask me what made me choose the peace corps and the answer is really simple. why wouldn't i embrace this amazing opportunity that God has given me?

now i can check off one more on my list of things i want to do before i die.

***linked more info on the peace corps so you could understand why i've made this choice, including the many benefits of service outside of just gaining the experience...