Updates and Thoughts

NorCal trip planned.  Going away party planned.  Other things in the works.  Check and check and check!  I can't decide if I'm more excited to do all of the fun last-minute things in my last month in the States or to do the move itself.  Officially on my last week of work.

I should be packing right now.

I feel so silly updating this sometimes.  I tell myself it's for you, Max.

Sleepy Days

Today was one of those perfect days.  The temperature was just warm enough for a t-shirt and just cool enough for jeans.  There were a light ocean breeze that made my sleepy walk to the dog park cool and lazy.  Not too dry.  Not humid at all.  There was even a perfect amount of water in the creek for Zoey to chase ducks without hitting too many deep spots.  She hates those--they always interrupt a perfectly wonderful flat-out run.

A pot of tea on the front porch until 4:30 watching the world walk by ... I could have stayed there for another hour if I didn't have to go to work.

The Countdown & Other Numbers

26 Days until my last day of work.
      OR 624 Hours

49 Days until I leave for Philadelphia.
      OR 1176 Hours

51 Days until I leave for Georgia.
      OR 1224 Hours

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33 Letters in the Georgian alphabet

14 Letters in the Georgian alphabet that I know

2 Words in the Georgian alphabet that I can reliably remember

2 Pots of green tea a day (on average)

3am Average hour I finally fall asleep at night

... and I'm tired and I don't think in numbers .......

..... and I'm really not this neurotic I swear!

Zoey

She's just sleeping at my feet.  She alternates between insane hyperactivity and hopeless lethargy with almost no in-between.  I need to get her some exercise, my poor baby.  I do not think she likes this new sleepless, packing, obsessive paperwork-doing, crash napping version of her momma.  She never leaves me, though.  She just waits.

Why can't I pack my dog?

So Stressed Out

Went to the bank today. It was closed.

Went to Costco to get passport photos. Accidentally wore tank top. In fine print on the PC Passport App. it says no tank tops. Did not figure this out until I was home and they were all cut up and I was about to send off the paperwork.

Headache.

Small things seem big today. Packing feels overwhelming. Moving seems insane and not real.

"Why did you join the Peace Corps just to go to Atlanta?"

Country: Georgia (crossroads of Eastern Europe & Western Asia)

Staging Dates: Apr. 23-24

Pre-Service Training: Apr. 25-July 14

Dates of Service: July 14, 2012 - July 13, 2014

Assignment: Secondary English Teacher

Language: Georgian
Apparently one of the oldest languages in the world. The Georgian alphabet is thought to have been created in the 4th century BC. It is a unique language, not similar to any other language.

It kind of looks like the Roman alphabet done cursive ... with a little bit of Arabic thrown in for style. There are no capital letters, articles, or gender markers. Also, they string consonants together like crazy.

ცხვირი, (tskhviri), "nose"
რძე , (rdze), "milk"
ჩრდილოეთი, (črdiloeti), "north"

Things I have to do:

PAPERWORK.
PACK.
MORE PAPERWORK.
QUIT JOB.
MORE PAPERWORK.
SHOP FOR CLOTHES.
PACK.
MORE PAPERWORK.
PANIC.
MORE PAPERWORK.