April 1st 2015

As of April 1st I was no longer a Peace Corps Volunteer,

It was a strange feeling to wake up that morning and realize that I didn't have to follow any more Rules!!!! Their are a lot of rules that we had to follow such as you can't drive, ride motor cycles or sleep out of your sight more than twice a month. I don't have to report anything anymore and I can go where I won't when I want. I know that it sounds strange but some times you feel like you where a toddler trying to live in a grown up world under peace Corps rules. Most of the rules were made because so many people abused sleeping out or traveling during the school year, taking boats who were unlicensed. Some of these rules came with reasons, safety reasons but I find a lot of people don't care.

Any ways its just nice to be free, even though I did not have any problems following the rules.

Today I woke up, and made breakfast without feeling the rush to leave and go t work. I know what my grandma is thinking as I type these words. Don't worry I know it will be different in a few weeks so spare me please.

I still have a lot to do in the next few weeks, clean my apartment that has three generations of peace corps stuff inside of it, go threw cloths, the wedding, moving my soon to be husbands stuff to his families, packing my own stuff and saying GOODBYE!!!  Ohhh gosh thats a lotos stuff.

I am trying to go back around to all of the places that I love and eat as many rotes as possible before I leave. I'm collecting memories that I didn't at first have time to gather.

All keep you all posted on how things are continuing to go, be prepared to here a lot about my wedding planing and how emotional I am getting.

talk  to you all soon

17 days left before I go back to the U.S.

The count down began a long time ago lets say 47 days ago and I was so exited and scared to go back to the U.S and leave this amazing island and my soon to be husband.

As time got closer to me leaving I started to think about all of the things that I miss back home in the US, Food, driving, my washing machine, a microwave, good shopping, friends and my family.

I also started noticing and having many more pet peeves about Grenada, the way men talk to me on the street, or people assuming I came off a cruse ship, the slow pace and hand washing my cloths. Its so bitter and sweet at the same time to be leaving this amazing, loving different place where I would like to say I found a new me.  

I find myself to be very emotional, angry, sad, confused, happy, and exited. I think that because I went back to the states each year it will make my readjusting to the US much better, in the Peace Corps we are offered counseling to help us readjust I found that interesting but now I understand why some people would need that.

The wedding planning is going grate everything is in order and the first family member has arrived. Just one problem I went from 47days left to 17 in the blink of an eye. This weekend is almost over next weekend I have an interview for a summer camp back in Grenada in August, my mom coming Thursday and the rehearsal Friday and the wedding Saturday.  Then I leave on the 20^th. WOW.

I wish that I understood when I was younger when my mom said tack your time enjoy your childhood because you only get one. Now I am 26 Years old and getting ready to start a new chapter in life and I just want to freeze time and enjoy whats going on around me but I cant!!

Time will tell and things will work out but its just amazing you have one life to live and it really  does fly by.