Hello

So, this is my first Blog post ever! How exciting.... There are now nine days until I depart for Akron, Pennsylvania to start my MCC orientation. Orientation will last for a week - until about the 18th - when I believe I will be flown to Bolivia!!! Once I arrive in Bolivia along with the 5 other MCC volunteers I will be traveling with, I will begin my MCC Bolivia orientation, and will then start a month-long period of language study. From there the details get a little murky, but somewhere in there I imagine that I will meet and move in with a host family, unless none can be found for me, and will begin my job at the Guarderia Moises/Stansbury Children's Center outside of the city of Santa Cruz.

With August 11th fast approaching, there is a lot still to do! I seem to be continuously making and losing lists of things I have to do, buy, or remember to bring! Putting time with friends and family first is also a current priority, and I find that keeping the stress level low is difficult and a daily balancing act.

Well, thats all for now! More to come...