Booking, Buying, and Resigning

It has been almost a month since I found out that I will be going to Bulgaria for the TEFL (Teaching English as a Fluent Language) program. And everyone from my family to my friends has been asking if I'm ready to leave. In truth, I've been paranoid and full of denial that I am leaving. Not that I don't want to, but it's just too good to sound true. Only now is the news getting into my head. 


Why you ask?


1. For the past few weeks, I have been buying things from the internet non-stop. It has almost become an addiction! Seeing my new luggage set nestled away in a corner of my room with all the other things just enforces the idea that I'll be going somewhere.


Things I've bought myself include:

Sleeping bag, luggage set, external hard drive (for all those photos that I will be sharing with you), an IPod Touch ( I finally converted to the Apple side), Games, Converters and Adapters, Gifts, School Supplies, Measuring Cups, Swiss Knife, Sneakers and a Laptop Battery. In truth if you name it, I probably bought it.

I'm praying that all these products and others I did not mention conform to the 100 pound weight limit imposed by Peace Corps.


2. I finally receive the staging (departure orientation) materials and booked my tickets form Hartford to Philadelphia, the staging place. I also found out the itinerary to Sophia, which I will share with you when I'll be safe and sound in Bulgaria.


3. The knowledge of my departure has given the final reason to quit my job as a Substitute Teacher. The action has given me an extra time to think more about my future life with "the Bulgars" and my service as a future Peace Corps Volunteer.

That is all that is new with me,


 
Stay tuned.

Leo