DRUMROLL PLEASE

And now, ladies and gentlemen, the moment I've been waiting for...

I will spending the next two years of my life is a South American, Colorado-sized country that has the Andes mountains, the jungle, the ocean, and a set of amazing islands. You may of heard of them: The Galapagos. Yes, people, I give you....

ECUADOR! (And the crowd goes wild!)

My first choice! Sustainable Ag, staging February 24-25 before I head to Ecuador to train until May 8, when I move to my final village and my service starts. I am a Peace Corps invitee!

And suddenly life has meaning again!

Guess who got a call from their placement officer today? I'm slated to leave in February, for Sustainable Agriculture and Animal Husbandry. Not sure what country yet. I was in Burlington Coat Factory with my mom, and when I saw that 202 area code I nearly screamed. I went outside to take it, and when I ran back in my mom was waiting anxiously and I yelled "I'm joining the Peace Corps!"

It's like standing at the edge of a cliff: exciting, refreshing, terrifying. Now I wait to get my invitation and see where I am going. I'm guessing El Salvador, but it could be Ecuador, or a lesser possibility, Paraguay. Wherever I go, there I shall be.