Just the beginning...

So, if you don't know this...I'm going to Africa on Nov. 5th! I've accepted my invitation to serve in Lesotho; a small country within the borders of South Africa. Lesotho is called "The Mountain Kingdom" and it is the highest elevated country in the world...pretty cool right?!
At first I was, of course, super excited about this new adventure! Then, I went into "shock" and "disbelief" that all of this was really happening. Once I realized it was real, I was very excited. After reaching this phase, I came to realize that I needed to get it together and meet some other people that were doing the same thing and going to the same place, since there are 25 of us total going in November. As you can guess, I did meet some people and have made some new "Peace Corps friends" already online and we have all decided that no matter how much we prepare, we really are not sure of what we're getting ourselves into :) I guess there could be worse things...truly.
I have since moved into the phase of beginning to buy the things I'm going to need over "across the pond." This phase has been rather costly. I'll keep you all updated on my status as my departure time nears, but until then...take care.