25 or 6 to 4

I can't believe there are only 25 days left before I leave! I haven't really been paying attention or counting down, and when I found out today there were only 25 days left...well, lets just say I definitely felt the butterflies start fluttering around inside of me!

Everything is going pretty great though! I had to re-do my dental and the paperwork that goes along with that and re-send it in. Thankfully there were no issues and Peace Corps responded super fast - it was cleared within a few days. I have gotten a ton of emails from the Ukrainian headquarters regarding staging information as well as  PDF's and links to websites full of helpful advice and facts/statistics on what to expect living and working in the Former Soviet Union. Yesterday I called the Peace Corps travel agency and reserved my airline ticket to D.C for an early Monday morning flight on the 12th. Things are happening and happening quickly! I can't even believe it.

So now I have 25 days to start gathering my life together and figuring out how to pack it into a few suitcases. I am trying to eat as much Chick-fil-a, chinese food and tacos as possible before I am faced with the daunting task of eating beets and  meat jello on the daily ( I kid you not- its jello with chunks of meat in it...please see attached picture). I am drinking rum and tequila before its vodka central (which really isn't a big deal, lets be real), and hitting the beach before I am 27 inches deep in snow haha! Living it up here in sunny Florida makes it so much easier to dive into this crazy, exciting adventure head first with the biggest smile on my face. Although I  love Florida so much, I truly can't wait to begin my Peace Corps journey!

 I will be updating again soon closer to my departure! Time to buckle down and start preparing! Ah!!

Mmm! Meat Jello! Yumm!

p.s.-bonus points to anyone who knows where the title of today's blog comes from!