Over The Hill

As another Saturday came and went I couldn’t help but think how quickly my Peace Corps experience has been and how quickly it is coming to an end. 

In a few months I will be at my Close of Service conference where the focus will be wrapping up existing projects and a way forward once we return back to America and I am absolutely terrified. 

The thought of having to find a job and save money for various expenses while catching up with family and friends seems overwhelming.  And don’t get me started on trying to figure out whom to buy what before I leave The Pearl.

As I look back at the past 19 months I can’t seem to figure out where it all went. 

122 blog posts.

3 sites.

4 camps.

1 rafting trip on The Nile.

I can’t help but think that my experience is over the hill yet there is still so much to complete before I leave and head on to my next adventure.  There are malaria sensitizations to be conducted, environmental education sessions to be planned, and student seminars to complete.  I have to grind sim sim, kill a chicken, and learn some more phrases in the local language.  Oh and I still have to make it to a game park and hopefully Rwanda.

I know that my time here has been well spent.  I hope that all that has transpired throughout my service thus far will help me in my future… From job opportunities and networking to a worldly perspective. 

Let me hope that my remaining time in country will write some amazing chapters to an incredible story.