Ok, so this is my first attempt at blogging…ever. I’m not really sure how to start so I will just jump in. Eight days from now I will be on my way to Washington D.C (another first) where I will spend a day and a half getting to know other volunteers (55) from all over the country and other Peace Corps stuff. Oh yeah, did I mention this blog is an effort to document my life as a Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala for the next 2 years?? Well it is. At this point, I think the one word that can best describe how I feel about this whole thing is…ready. Peace Corps for me has been a long time coming, I just had to finish school and now that it is actually here…I just feel ready. I’m more concerned with liking the other volunteers I will be around for the next two years, since I dislike 95 percent of the people I meet on a day to day basis. Supposedly, these are going to be my life long friends and yada yada. Other than that right now I am working on my packing list, which I will include at the end of this. Ok, I think that’s all for this one and for future reference I will try my hardest not to be pretentious or self-righteous bastard when I write (unlike many of the other PC blogs I have read) so hopefully you can enjoy reading what I will eventually be writing, shit I don’t even know if anyone will fucking read this? Haha but yeah I keeps it real…and hey if you are considering going into the PC and have stumbled upon this blog. The best advice I could offer is, if the PC is something you really want to do then you will do it, don’t let anyone else tell you otherwise…
Packing list:
· 65 liter backpack
· Day pack
· Rolling suitcase
· 7/8 classical guitar
· Camera and charger
· Ipod and charger
· Rechargeable batteries
· External hard drive
· Flash drive
· Beard trimmer
· Head lamp
· Lap top with charger
· Calculator
· Surge protector
· Travel sack
· Travel pillow
· Travel towel
· 3 jeans
· 1 pair of shorts
· 1 dress pants
· 1 work pants
· 3 dress shirts and 3 ties
· Chucks, tennis shoes, flip flops and dress shoes
· Climbing shoes (there are places to top rope)
· Resistance bands
· Swimming trunks
· Rain coat
· 1 pair of sweats
· 2 weeks worth of socks and underwear
· A-shirts (pre shirt)
· 5 casual shirts
· 5 button up casual shirts
· 2 fleece
· 2 belts
· 1 beanie
· 1 fedora
· 1 bandana
· Money belt
· 3 books
· Glasses/contacts and solution
· Watch
· Combination lock
· Needle and thread
· Canker sore medicine
· Guitar music
· Cards
· Gifts for host family
· Toothbrush/paste
· Conditioner/shampoo to get started
· Body wash and DO
· Nail clippers and q tips