Nod for No
Yup. California. Here I am!
Leaving Chicago was incredibly stressful and I don't really want to think about it right now.
I was pretty hungry when my plane finally arrived (late), so I convinced Dad to make a detour to the Mission where we picked up tamales and pandulce. That was good.
I am on vacation. So far, it has been fairly uneventful. My friend Joscelyn is flying in from St. Louis tomorrow night for a visit, fun will be had.
I'm leaving Chicago tomorrow afternoon. I am pretty maudlin about this development. I love Chicago and I love that I was able to be a functional adult here. I had a job, I had friends, I went grocery shopping on the weekends, I had a volunteer gig at the Field Museum.
So, tomorrow I'm going back to California to see my mom and dad for a couple weeks before I fly to Arlington, Virginia. I have my "staging" there, a little orientation for all the Bulgaria newbies, and then on April 16, I'm actually going to Bulgaria.
I am very nervous. I thought I would be more excited at this point, but mostly I'm nervous, and I'm getting really irritated by the whole packing thing. I'm just about to the point where I'm going to throw everything into the alley. How did I manage to acquire so much stuff?
