1 Week

In about an hour it will be one week until my departure for Philadelphia. Up until about today it hasn't really seemed like I was going to Kyrgyzstan for the next two years. I guess the realization came when I was filling out life insurance forms and doing all the other things that go along with leaving the country for two years. It’s odd, now that it has really sunk in that I am leaving I feel different. I don't feel sad or scared. Instead, it’s an odd mix of excitement, anxiety, along with a dozen other indescribable emotions. I often find myself in the middle of conversations now, just drifting off thinking to myself, "in a few weeks I will be using an outhouse and bathing once a week..." This isn't scary or troublesome for me, it just kind of puts things in perspective. I haven't even left the country but I still feel a little disconnected. As far as everything else with my upcoming departure things seem to be progressing well. I have tied up most loose ends and made all the major preparations. I have a ton of crap but I think it will fit in the bags. My Russian/Kyrgyz doesn't seem to be improving too much but I am still trying. Other than nothing too much is new. I am excited to meet the rest of my K14 group, its sounds like we just might be able to have some fun while doing our part in K-stan. I guess I didn't have too much to say in this entry, hopefully in a few weeks I'll have some very inspired entries full of my adventures in K-stan.