Done! With my bro...
Here I am! First blog ever…certainly didn’t see myself as the blogging type, but I suppose this is what happens when you graduate from college and move to another country. Yesterday was Middlebury College commencement and today is the beginning of my life as a real person.
In the last 3 days, so much has happened. On Friday I received the wonderful news that I was accepted as the new caretaker for the Quaker House of ProNica. What does that mean? ProNica is a quaker non-governmental organization with a base in Florida and Managua. Check out the link on the side to their website. Essentially, from what I have been told so far, I will be living at the Quaker House and on duty from 5 pm on during the weeks and most weekends. I will be taking reservations, checking people in, keeping the place stocked with supplies, keeping track of finances, making sure everything is running smoothly, and just being a friendly face to answer questions and help orient delegations of volunteers when they arrive in Managua. Then, during the days I will be free to volunteer and/or work in whatever way strikes my fancy. Who knows what that will be, but I’ve decided to give myself a good month to settle in to my new life before I try to figure out part 2.
So that’s that bit. Then yesterday had a lovely graduation. And by lovely I mean that is poured for the first hour (yes, we were outside – Middlebury no longer does a rain location), and then cleared up to become a beautiful sunny day. After the ceremony and lunch I packed up the rest of my belongings and moved out of Shannon Street A, my home for the last year. By the time I had finished with all of that it was time to start welcoming family and friends for a final celebration dinner at the Jackson’s in Cornwall. I have to say, that was one of the most special nights I have had in a long time, and I am very grateful to have been able to have my dear family and friends and loved ones around me on such a night.
AND NOW – all I’ve got to do is figure out what’s next. When to leave. What to pack. What shots to get. Plane ticket, health insurance, bank account, etc. That ought to keep my on my toes for a bit, eh?
