Last year, the day before Thanksgiving, my invitation from Peace Corps came in the mail, inviting me to serve as a volunteer in Georgia. Since then all kinds of thing have changed, and I have met some really amazing people, both here and back in Arizona. It is hard to be away from my friends and family on the holiday (and all of the lefse!!!) but being here has really made me thankful for everything I do have back home. Being in Peace Corps really makes you value the little things in life. Merely by the fact that I was born in one place and not another, I can wear pants to work if I want to, I don't have to get married at 15, or have kids at 20. I can have heat and electricity, and microwaves. If I have a ceiling creature, there is a book with lists of people whose sole job is to get rid of ceiling creatures. I can study whatever I want, choose what I want to do with my life, and travel and experience the world.
I'm also incredibly thankful for all the other volunteers and friends I have made here, who are making, and have made, all the holidays great. I had one great Thanksgiving a few weeks ago and another yesterday. Thanks guys!
from the big conference a few weeks ago, all the volunteers in Georgia!
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