so i still have a number of weeks to go before i leave but today i got one of my passports in the mail. for peace corps service you are required to apply for a no-fee government issue passport which is only good to travel to and from your country of service. you have the option of applying for an additional civilian passport that can be used for recreational travel. seeing as how travel will be fairly easy to come by in europe, i didn't hesitate to get my very first passport! it is very exciting even though i pretty much just have to lock it up until i leave.

my other passport...the one that will actually officially get me to romania...i won't get until i get to staging (basically a 1-2 day orientation leading up to my departure date). along with the passport i will get a lot of important documentation back and rather than carry that with me in a foreign country, i came up with the idea of bringing a stamped envelope to send them safely back home. i am brilliant!