Election Eve

I ended up getting a 81 on my Russian midterm. Not bad. I am getting pretty good at the language which I am happy about! I went to a Troika Party two Friday's ago and spoke a good 30 minutes of Russian. This past weekend I went to Vermont and had a blast of a time. Now back in Maryland. The Eve of the election. Probably the biggest election of times to come. It's scary because this election directly effects myself and others like myself as we embark on our Peace Corps Service. I have been swaying back and forth and I have my mind made up. I won't tell you who I will vote for till after the election. I'm sure it will be an interesting day tomorrow. Speaking of Peace Corps, I'm going into my 3rd month of being medically cleared. I should call my placement officer this week, to see the status of my file. Hopefully I will hear something by the end of this week. I'll let you know how that goes.

Cheers.

Also a post from last week:

I must first apologize for the delay in updating progress for this blog. I have been medically cleared for I have no idea how long, I think August 2nd is the official date. I have been passing time while I wait for my invitation to serve into the Peace Corps by taking Russian and participating in a phenomenal internship. Russian is a lot easier than I originally thought, but still has difficult moments. I’m taking it at the local junior college, and saving a ton! I have a midterm on Monday, so we’ll see where I stand after that. Right?

I mentioned before that I had been working with a phenomenal internship. I am working with the National Peace Corps Association, more specifically their More Peace Corps campaign. I work on a variety of things including Facebook, Myspace, Youtube, Blogs, and a wide range of Public Relations/Marketing work. It’s really fascinating. With all of the presidential campaigns and the elections soon- it has been a great place to work with!

Other than that I am spending time living at home, and working to pay off those loans. Last Thursday, I received an email from my Placement Officer with the Peace Corps saying that within the next 3-6 weeks I should hear something. He said that if I don’t hear anything that I should call around the second week of November. So getting closer to finding out is definitely something I have looked forward too! I don’t mind where I get placed because I know deep down I’ll be happy anywhere- as long as I’m helping and learning- you can’t go wrong. I am planning a trip to Vermont one last time to see people before I leave (as it will be expensive to make numerous trips). I am also trying to either go to Louisville to see my cousins there or to Montreal- as a weekend trip at some point to. Those are the last bit of trips that I want to have before I eventually leave.

I have a feeling that I will still be bound for Eastern Europe in mid-May, which has probably been pushed back till mid- June because of budget cuts. In one of my emails- I had told my PO (Placement officer) that I was open to earlier departures because I am ready (not that I’m trying to jump the gun). I know that in March there is Central Asia, which is Russian speaking. We’ll see. I am still thinking that given my nomination, and my experience that I think I will be placed in Ukraine, Moldova, or Romania. Which would be phenomenal. (Even if I get placed here- learning Russian now helps since those Moldovan, Romanian, and Ukrainian all at some point adapted from Russian as well as it is spoken there also). If I were to be placed in Central Asia for March- I would have to put my finger on Albania, Kyrgyz Republic, or Kazakhstan. (In actuality, I have no idea- Hah!) All of which are absolutely crazy to think about. It will be awesome to learn so much about a place that most of the inner circle would even dream about or even say the name correctly. I am looking forward to the surprises in my life that lie ahead of me. This road that I have decided to take- is by no surprise- a road less traveled. I think this is a long enough blog for the week. I will get another entry in a week, and I’ll give you all to follow the progress. I’ll let you know how I did on my exam! Cheers