I apologize for the absence of blogs recently. I've sat down to write a blog several times in the past couple of months but lacked inspiration...I still don't have anything profound to say, but I decided it was definitely time to do some updating!
Christmas this year was unexpectedly one of the best Christmases I've ever had. My fellow Siem Reap volunteer, Autumn, and I met with a missionary group in town and spent time celebrating with them. We went to a church of service on Christmas Eve (complete with a children's play!), watched Christmas movies all night, made a big breakfast the next morning, watched more movies all day and then made a big turkey dinner in the evening. I had a great time smiply being with people and sharing the holiday. This will definitely be a Christmas I will always remember.
This past weekend, we had our final Close of Service Conference in Phnom Penh. It was the last time all of my group of volunteers will be together at the same time but fortunately the mood was light through most of it. We spent a lot of time simply going over the final reports we have to write, medical exams we must go through and all the other things we have to finish before we can go home. Our official close of service date is April 4th but due to all the paperwork and medical exams, Peace Corps is spreading out our final dates over a month. We will be leaving in groups of 10 or so throughout the month of March. My closing date is March 13th. I plan to travel for around 10 days in Vietnam with a friend and should be home in mid-April...whether I will be staying home or not is still a question I have yet to answer! As soon as I know, i'll let you know! :)
The next 2 months are going to busy as I have a LOT to do before I'm ready to go. Last week I packed up and organized some things in my room but still have a loooong way to go. There are couple of projects at school to wrap up including a Cambodia map we are preparing to paint. The end of February I will be back in Phnom Penh where I am presenting a paper at a TESOL conference....and then it will be packing, goodbyes, and leaving. The goodbye part of my service has crept up a lot faster than I ever anticipated! There were many days when I thought my two years were never going to end, but now here I am!
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Hey Sarah! Wow, already two years? I cannot believe it. I know it's tough to leave. I leave Tokyo in two months. I will have been here only 6 months, but already I'm sad about leaving. When I think about it, tears start coming. haha. I cannot even imagine how you must feel after two years. I'm praying for you and everything you must decide now and in the future. We will get to see each other soon and then we can have a very long chat. lol. Love and miss you!
Purichan (that's how they call me here...hehe) =)
Cold spell? HA! It is 8 degrees right now. I have had 2 hour delays almost all week because of the cold. I will be praying for you as you travel home in the next couple of months. Love ya!
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