17 January 2012

Homecoming

As some of you have already heard from Mom, they're sending me home a little early. El Salvador and its neighboring countries have serious problems with gangs, and there was a big security incident recently in Honduras, so it affects us too. They're likely closing PC in Honduras, and they're reorganizing PC here and in Guatemala, so they're sending my group home a month early and possibly giving the other volunteers who have more time remaining in their service the option of going to another country. They don't know yet when a new group of volunteers will come here.
What all this means is that my last day is February 16, and I will probably fly home that day or the 17th. It also means that I have a month to finish a ton of paperwork and say my goodbyes. I'm in the capital currently for the Close of Service Medical exam. It was just really sudden. I was hoping to get one last visit to San Vicente in, to meet my host sister's baby. I was also hoping to see the first mangos ripen, but it's unlikely. And last time I was at home I donated all my old winter clothes, and it will still be cold when I get off the plane. Oh well, as they're so fond of saying home, that's the way it is.
At the same time I'm excited about being at home and moving on to the next thing. I just have a lot on my plate right now. Good thing I turned in my last grad school application right before the Close of Service Conference, just in time for them to spring this news.
I look forward to seeing you all in a month!