anything but unpacking

Graduating is lame. Too bad I had to do it. I have an absurd amount of stuff to unpack/pack again for both my mom's move and my journey to Mauritania. Doing this, well, anything really, is better than doing that.
Lily and I went and tried on Chacos yesterday and it was good. I sent in my order form yesterday evening, so hopefully they'll be coming soon. There's so many things to buy - sleeping bag, long dresses, liquor so I don't go insane - the list goes on. Ahh!
The picture is from when we went to the Door at 8 in the morning before graduation because the Green Door is clearly the best bar ever and opens super-early for us. I miss it already!

Mauritania

I received a call on Thursday from the Peace Corps telling me that I wasn't going to Tanzania anymore due to some sort of staffing problems. Apparently half of my training class is being sent elsewhere, so it's definitely not just me. I received a new invitation to Mauritania doing Health Education, although in a different way than in TZ. I'm totally bummed, because I was completely psyched about Tanzania and seening zebras and giraffes and going to Zabzibar and stuff, but I'm sure that Mauritania has its own cool things. It's in the Sahara Desert, so it'll be cool to see that, and I guess I'll get used to living there for two years. I'll also get to learn French, and maybe (hopefully!) some Arabic, so that will definitely be fantastic. No Tanzania - c'est la vie. See? I'm learning already!