it's so hard to imagine that a week from now i will be laying my head on a pillow that is half way around the world. it's even crazier to think that on saturday i will be saying goodbye to my family for the last time, and one week from then i will be meeting my new one for the first time. it just goes to show just how much can change in such a short amount of time...when i look back even to a year ago when i first was nominated to serve, to now being a less that a week away from it all actually happening, i can hardly recognize myself. i feel that out of all the changes i've had to make in my life in the past year, the most dramatic has been the one that has taken place inside of me.
it's so easy to get caught up in the future to the point where you can't enjoy what's happening right now...and i definitely went through a time (not too long ago) where i was just letting life happen in anticipation for the adventure to start. boy was i wrong...i realize now that the adventure had already started, back before i even applied to the peace corps. i just didn't see it like that. now i'm kind of in beast mode trying to make each second of the day count for something because my time here is fading fast.
this phase right now where i'm treasuring every moment that i have with the people i love is monumental. i have finally found the balance in being content in where i am while still anticipating something more around the corner. i have also found that in order to do that you have to look outside of yourself. i joined the peace corps because that's what i want for my life. i want to always be able to look at the bigger picture and realize that somewhere in every situation or circumstance, there is a blessing in disguise. i refuse to miss out on any more of what this life has to offer me...but more importantly what i have to offer it.
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