This August coming up is going to be a CRAZY month! I have two presentations, a workshop, a camp, a vacation, English classes, and a grant already in the works, and the month hasn’t even begun!
The grant I am currently writing will be the last one of my service here. PC policy states that no volunteer can apply for grant money during their first 6 months of service or last 6 months of service. Since my close of service date is in February, August is my last month to apply for money. That is AMAZING, because that means we are getting down to the wire and I am almost finished with my service! However, that seems slightly problematic to me, being as I will still have 6 months left and will have no opportunity to do any more projects (well, big money-spending projects). Bummer! I guess I will spend the last 6 months reading in my hammock, traveling and seeing the sites, hanging out in people’s homes shootin’ the breeze, and relaxing. My time is winding down so quickly! It is putting me in a panic! I told myself two and a half years ago when I started the PC application that I was going to go out and find myself, and make myself a solid and stellar plan for the future. I was banking on all of the personal time and space I would have to give me the opportunity to really examine my life, and make those tough decisions about where I am going….um…that didn’t really happen. Now we are 6 months from a plane ticket back to the States and I am even farther from deciding what I want than I was when I left…AHHH!
On an unrelated note, today I was sitting on the bus in Sonsonate next to a LARGE man in a shared, tiny seat. It was very hot and I was sweating all over myself and this very large man was also sweating on me. The window next to our seat was stuck, so we couldn’t open it, and the bus sat stationary waiting for passengers for over 30 minutes at the bus stop. I kept thinking, “Ugh…it is impossibly hot! I wish I were home…” But, the joke’s on you guys, because I hear the Midwest is in the middle of a sweltering heat wave. So all you Nebraskans are suffering too! Granted, you aren’t doing it in a tiny bus seat next to a strange, sweaty Salvadoran, but nonetheless, it makes me feel a little better knowing we have the camaraderie of shared struggles….
I also wanted to say a quick “thank you” to all my friends and family who donated to my project! Things are going well, and I can’t wait to get the camp up and running this time next month! If you are still thinking about donating (there is still time!) but just need that extra push to make it worth your while, then I will promise to give free back rubs to anyone who donates. Who can say no to that? …Don’t forget that you are also helping change lives, fight sexism, give these girls a better life, and you know all that, blah, blah, blah,…but mostly you are getting a free back rub, and I give REALLY good back rubs.
