I sit here realizing how much I really am going to miss everyone here and the lifestyle I've been able to have here, be it in New Hampshire, Maine, or Boston. But it's time to start something new and I'm sure, though I'll miss a lot during my 27 months away, I'll be having the time of my life.
I'm sure I'll have more to talk about once I get to Morocco and start my training but for now I'll try to share with you what little I know about my travel plans. Though it's frustrating how little information we receive about our service and where we will be, it will be a fun surprise once things get started.
We start with a staging day on Monday the 19th in Philly. This is to turn in paper work and meet people on our trip. From there we are bussed up to JFK where we fly to Casablanca in the middle of the night. Then we take another bus to Rabat, the capital of Morocco, and we get right down to business. There is medical and paper work to get done. After this is when we get split up to smaller groups and go to a different city to start our real training, these are the details we have no idea about, like where we will be and who we will be with. This will be extensive language training with a small group of other volunteers. This is where I will be spending my first three months. That is all the information I have right now and some of it may not even be correct.
In the mean time I've been packing, or at least trying to. Most of the time I get half way through then realize it's not going to work and give up. Which usually leads to me eating, something I've been doing a lot of, trying to get a taste of all my favorites before I leave on Monday.
Besides my awesome friends and family I'm going to miss: family gatherings at my Grandma's house and playing trivia pursuit to end the night, crossword puzzles with my dad, my mom's cooking, loud punk concerts, Bull Feeneys, Easter!, playing summer league with a cold beer after, kayaking on hot summer afternoons, Thursdays at the Pig, my cat, and my dog who is sure to be gone when I get back.
Thank you everyone for your love and support since my decided to join and your continuing support while I'm in Morocco. Missing everyone already, and can't wait to see you all when I get back!
~Emily
I'm sure I'll have more to talk about once I get to Morocco and start my training but for now I'll try to share with you what little I know about my travel plans. Though it's frustrating how little information we receive about our service and where we will be, it will be a fun surprise once things get started.
We start with a staging day on Monday the 19th in Philly. This is to turn in paper work and meet people on our trip. From there we are bussed up to JFK where we fly to Casablanca in the middle of the night. Then we take another bus to Rabat, the capital of Morocco, and we get right down to business. There is medical and paper work to get done. After this is when we get split up to smaller groups and go to a different city to start our real training, these are the details we have no idea about, like where we will be and who we will be with. This will be extensive language training with a small group of other volunteers. This is where I will be spending my first three months. That is all the information I have right now and some of it may not even be correct.
In the mean time I've been packing, or at least trying to. Most of the time I get half way through then realize it's not going to work and give up. Which usually leads to me eating, something I've been doing a lot of, trying to get a taste of all my favorites before I leave on Monday.
Besides my awesome friends and family I'm going to miss: family gatherings at my Grandma's house and playing trivia pursuit to end the night, crossword puzzles with my dad, my mom's cooking, loud punk concerts, Bull Feeneys, Easter!, playing summer league with a cold beer after, kayaking on hot summer afternoons, Thursdays at the Pig, my cat, and my dog who is sure to be gone when I get back.
Thank you everyone for your love and support since my decided to join and your continuing support while I'm in Morocco. Missing everyone already, and can't wait to see you all when I get back!
~Emily
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