Hello all!!!
So...today was the day: I left Milwaukee and am currently in Quito - aka my new home for the year! Although packing [thank you, Mom!] was a doozie --- NEED to remember to not leave packing until the night before --- everything worked out. Yes, both my checked bags were over the weight limit (50 pounds), but it is what it is. The question remains: HOW THE HECK DO YOU PACK FOR A YEAR?!?! Anyway, the travel really was not that bad - movies, snackies, friends and naps make the time fly by.
Currently, I am sitting in the break room with Colleen (one of my best grade school friends) and Irene (whom I met on the flight from Atlanta to Quito and she is the bee's knees) - the center seems pretty cool at midnight so I cannot wait to see it tomorrow during the day. A few other volunteers were still up when we arrived with our 8 million and two bags, so that was a nice little surprise :)
How I am feeling at this moment: today was pretty surreal for me...and to be honest, I am still a bit "shell-shocked", if you will, yet I am surprisingly optimistic. And tomorrow is another [busy] day so I will let you all know how it's going and if I have survived my first day of orientation --- and unpacking!
Wish me luck, because this girl is definitely going to need it.
Much love!
Hi Livy! Glad you are there safe and sound! Miss you but are really excited for you, Colleen and the rest of the volunteers. Happy unpacking :) Love Mumsie
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