Welcome

Hello everyone! Welcome to my blog.  I've told many people that I was going to create this blog to share stories, pictures, and anything else I feel like sharing during my time as a Peace Corps Volunteer. This blog was pretty easy to set up, and I plan on staying as active on here as possible during my travels.

This past weekend, my parents threw me a going away party as a last hurrah in America.  Friends and family nearby came to celebrate/mourn my departure.  It was a great reunion, with many of my best DePauw and other close friends.  I thank anyone who was able to make it, and it's great to know that I have so much support from everyone.  And after three kegs, I think we successfully raged, or DePauwtied, hard enough that I will need a two year break from drinking anyway.

I have a little over a week until my flight to Senegal, and am making my last preparations before I leave.  My staging takes place first in Washington D.C. on the 25th, and I fly to Dakar, Senegal on the 26th.  I can't express how excited/nervous I am to leave, and feel like it hasn't really hit me yet that I'll be gone for two years.  It's comforting to know that I'll in a training group with others in the same position; and, I'm sure I'll meet some of the greatest people along the way.

Again, welcome to my blog, and I encourage anyone who is interested to subscribe (hopefully there is a way to subscribe I really have no idea) to my blog and follow me in my journey to Senegal.  More to come before I depart.