Sooo...I'm new at this whole blog thing but I guess this is the most effective way to keep my family and friends up to date with my whole Peace Corps journey. I had a hard time thinking of a blog name...but in the end think the one I chose suits me and my humor. I read something in a packet sent to me from PC saying that Moldovans might perceive people of Hispanic orgin as Gypsies because of their dark skin. This automatically made me laugh becuase I have a running joke with a friend about Gypsies and now my blog has a name.
In 2 weeks I will head out on a plane to Philadelphia with 2 suit cases that will carry all my earthly possesions for the next 2 years. I leave Sacramento on the morning of June 7th headed to Philadelphia where I will spend 2 nights and one day for PC staging. I am very lucky to have met someone who is leaving with me from Sac to share this journey with...(shout-out to Liz); she will be my travel buddy and partner in crime whether she knows it or not. I am excited to meet the rest of the volunteers who will be going to Moldova with us in Philadelphia. We then caravan (such a Gypsy thing to do!) to JFK airport in New York, early on the morning of June 9th. After a super looooong layover in Frankfurt, we will finally arrive in Chisinau, the capitol of Moldova.
Two weeks; 14 days; 344 hours left until my journey begins.....
