After a few hours and a hellish night of crying and confusion and what feels like last minute arrangements with the Peace Corps administration to change the box I checked from “staying” to “going” I’m leaving Botswana. It seems so easy and is of course difficult (schlepping back and forth between every office with a fax machine in the village trying to send in forms) but the date is chosen, the money for a ticket home is being processed and I’m leaving.
It feels weird to have to change an entire life plan so quickly, but I guess since at this point I’m only living a year (or in the current case, a month) at a time it gives me a lot of freedom. I happen to be very skilled at meeting soulmate women named Jo from extreme western Minnesota who happen to be living in the UK at current, and both of these lovely ladies have agreed to host me during my spontaneously planned tour of the UK in June. When I studied in London with Jo(anna) in 2003, I said I would return there and visit London along with Ireland and Scotland before I turned 30 (ahhhhhh! Next year!!!) which was the only way to get myself on the plane to leave there the first time. With this deadline approaching, I thought now might be the time. This was confirmed when I text Jo(hanna) in Scotland and informed her that my Peace Corps plans had fallen through, and she, also being former PC whose plans went a bit awry, told me to book a ticket.
So I have.
Anyone with any contacts I should meet in London (1-11), Dublin (12-19), or Edinburgh (20-30) in June, let me know. I’m also making a one night only appearance in the big apple (NYC June 30-July 1) before I touch down in the mini apple (HEYYOOOOO Minnesota!!) on July 1. After that I have no plans.
Your move, Universe.
2 comments:
Hey, sounds like an amazing life you have! :) Have safe travels home! I do know someone in London if you're really looking for people to meet up with. My email is annackinard@hotmail.com if you want me to connect you with her.
Hey, I´m glad I read this one. I am planning (though I don´t have a ticket yet and plans change) to fly to NYC on the 27th or 28th of June to stay nearby in Connecticut for a week or so before figuring out how to get back west (or staying in CT ,or perhaps going up to Maine with a British buddy of mine, who knows). I´m just a short train trip from the city, so let me know if you have time to get together for tea or vodka or something.
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