Pre-Departure

So I've completed my first year of Graduate School at Michigan Tech and what a great time! My roommates Gwyn and Josh are already in country for the Peace Corps, Suriname and Zambia, respectively and my other roommate Kaitlin is heading for Panama in August. I leave for staging on September 10th and leave for Peru on the 12th. I am starting to feel the pressure of all the things I need to do to prepare for my next two years in Peru, so I started this blogspot. So far I have been hanging out in Grand Junction, Colorado at my parents house and working with my dad doing carpentry. I have two weddings in August to go to which will be great to see lots of old friends, eat, drink and dance; no puedo esperar!

Some things to do before I go:

1. buy a good camera for abroad
2. create a packing list like Josh's
3. get ipod fixed, hopefully!
4. create photo albums to show new friends
5. order a Steripen (uv light backpacking water purification)
6. ???