FAQs

I can’t believe I leave home in less than two days!

Every time I talk to someone, I have the same conversation, so I thought I would fill some frequently asked questions.

1.      Are you so excited?

Absolutely! It’ll be amazing!

2.      Are you nervous?

Yeah, I am. It’s kind of a big deal.

3.      Aren’t you scared?

This is kind of like the last one, but sure I am. Don’t plan on letting that stop me though.

4.      But aren’t you SO excited?

Yes. I am. Thank you for asking… again.

5.      You’re going to lose a lot of weight, aren’t you?

I honestly don’t know. They say women typically gain weight in the Peace Corps, but with the sudden loss of Chipotle, Buffalo Wild Wings and McDonalds from my diet, anything is possible.

More importantly, is it weird that I’m slightly offended people keep asking me about this?

6.      I hear the men are gorgeous. Is that true?

At this point, I haven’t actually ever been there, but I’ve heard the same rumors and done the same Google searches as you J

7.      You must be really, really, really excited. You are, aren’t you?

So excited! For the 400^th time today, I’m excited. Can you not tell? I’m screaming at the top of my lungs, clearly excited! Now stop asking, people!

8.      Think you’re going to cry when you leave?

Think that’s kind of a weird question (I even had a stranger ask me this)? Besides, it’s too late. I blame my ten year old cousin, Dylan, and his rib crushing bear hugs.

9.      I wish I would have done that when I was younger, or I could never do that.

I know these aren’t questions, but they are a pretty common point of conversation that I still don’t know how to answer. I could say, sorry I’m living you’re dream, or yeah I’m living the life you wish you could if it weren’t for kids, bills, careers, etc. When someone says, “I could never do that,” I feel like the translation for that is, “Girl, you don’t even realize how crazy you seem right now.” I just don’t know a polite way to respond.

10.   How long are you going to be gone?

27 months. I realize some of my friends and family members aren’t so good at math because I had several people answer, “What? That’s got to be like… 3 years!” And I realize maybe I shouldn’t leave because my services as a teacher might be more needed here.

The last four months has been a never ending cycle of these questions, and I can’t believe I’m done answering them and I’m really, truly, undoubtedly going on Wednesday!