So it is official. I have been invited to join the Peace Corps in their Environmental Management Program in Fiji! I will be there from the middle of May 2009 until July 2011!! I am so excited and so damn scared you would not believe it. I accepted the invitation and proceeded to the bookstore to find what I could on Fiji. I was a little disappointed and only found a couple small travel guides telling me about the Fiji I will probably never see. I also found a book called Getting Stoned With Savages. It is about a man's travels to the Pacific Islands and is actually a sequel to his first book The Sex Lives of Cannibals (which I recently received as a wonderful gift from my friend Courtney!!). So hopefully I will get an honest look into what it is like to live in the islands. I also read the 109 page welcome book for all those traveling to Fiji with the Peace Corps. It got me pumped up and of course, nervous at the same time. Anyone not nervous to make such an enormous life choice is in for a big shock in my opinion. I look forward to the opportunity for growth, though. It is going to be an experience of a lifetime. I also can't wait to share with everyone all the exciting things I am going through. I can't be sure of where in Fiji I will be living until I get there, therefore will be unsure of my access to communication besides snail mail (imagine if you will, the slowest snail on the planet, put 10 pounds on his back, and THAT may be what is actually carrying my letters to you). But I plan on updating when possible and throwing some photos up here as well if I can. Of course, I have until May 2009. I am also noticing I am promising a lot considering the ease of internet access I currently have and the little I have actually update this blog. Im new to this - cut me some slack. Meanwhile, there is still this pesky thesis I have yet to write and have completely lost focus on - all I can think about is catching my own fish. And blue water ... and cockroaches ... and rain ... and coconuts ... and lush forests ... and gastrointestinal disorders ...
5 comments:
congrats on the invite...
let me know if you have any questions before you get here.
Exciting! We look forward to meeting you in May. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
Hey! I am waiting on an invitation to serve in the Pacific Islands too! And in marine biology! What was the title they offered you when you were going through the interview process? Oh, and are you in Charleston or Atlanta??
Hey girl! We are both going to Fiji together! I can't wait to meet you! Are you packed and ready yet??
You'll have email access whenever you go into town to do your shopping if you're living in a village. If you're urban, you might even have internet in your house.
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