still. haven't. packed.

I am the type of person that has doubts. I have a tendency to second-guess every decision I ever make and overanalyze every. single. thing. I also question. As with most of my confessions in my grand total of 4 posts, I am not proud of any of these traits...it just seems to make more sense to explain myself a little.

With all of that being said, I keep waiting for some panic attack to strike or for something to hit me and suddenly make me become nervous about leaving. That hasn't happened yet, and for that I am very grateful. I have felt a sense of peace throughout the entire process, and I really do find comfort in knowing that I am doing what I'm supposed to do. Not that everything in life should be comfortable or easy, but it does help to know that I am not questioning the decisions I have made.

Like I've mentioned before, everything has almost fallen into place thus far. On top of a great 14 months (this is how long it's been since I 1st started the application process), I have enjoyed a wonderful last 2 months at home...visiting friends and spending quality time with people. Some of my friends threw me a going-away party last night, and I could not have been more excited to spend one last night with so many people that I love! It was the perfect send-off and just another reminder that I have been blessed with amazing friends.

Ok so another confession. I saw this basic outline of the next few months on one of my fellow future volunteer's blog. ("future" as in 2 days away...crazy.) And I stole it. Honestly I am not even sure how she found out about a lot of this information (go figure. Not on top of things)...it seemed like a helpful guideline to have and share with my mom aka my only reader. Shout out, mom.

Staging
March 2 : Travel to Washington DC (keep it real in the nation's capital- that was my own personal touch...didn't have to steal a line like that)
March 3 : 12:30 to 7pm Registration and what I can expect
March 4 : 3:45am Check out of hotel; 8:25am travel to Santo Domingo

Arriving in DR
March 4 : 3:40pm Arrive in Santo Domingo
..................Travel to a Retreat Center an hour outside of Santo Domingo
March 5 : Travel to my host family's home

Training
March - May : I will be trained intensively in Spanish (4 hrs a day), sector development projects, regions of the Dominican Republic, teacher training workshops, interactive teaching methodologies, interviews, and youth ICT meetings. During this training I will be based in Santo Domingo, for 5 weeks however I will travel to the interior of the country for field Community Based Training (CBT)

Thanks, future friend, for the copy/paste. Now going back to the post's title, I still have not packed. Tonight's the night. Leaving early early early on Tuesday, so it would be smart to have something to take with me. 2 more days!! So excited.