Tonight has been described as Peace Corps Eve by the training staff here, and honestly, it doesn't so much feel like Christmas Eve as it does like a night of terror. My life is about to change in this way that I can't even imagine, and while I'm happy, there are a lot of other things going on too. There don't seem to be words to express the combination of things that are churning in my gut. Excitement and anxiety, and all the emotions that go along with them, are rumbling around and bubbling up like a nice hot stew. Beam your happy thoughts my way because I need them!
On the first day of this new year, I am pulling together the reading challenges in which I want to participate. There are so many that sound interesting that I'm not doing, particularly a bunch of them that are regional authors, which I'm trying to cover with my Global Reading Challenge. I've chosen a bunch of them, but the problem won't be reading quantity, but more like reading strategy. I read 3 or 4 books a week and most of these challenges allow crossovers, so I see no problems reading enough books, merely reading the right books and then, perhaps more challenging, writing about them, which some challenges require, and some only suggest. Either way, it's a neat way to prioritize reading for the coming year. The Challenges in Which I Shall Participate Southern Literature Challenge - I've never read enough Southern Lit, and while some of the newer stuff is truly awful, I'd like to explore some older books. It's any book set in the South by a S...
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I'm going to keep checking to see what kind of exciting adventures you're having!
As I told you previously, I am incredibly envious of this adventure of yours. And though you say you are terrified, I have no doubt you will create for yourself a wonderful experience. As some say, we create our own reality. So envision friends instead of foes, banquets instead of botulism (sorry--my attempt at something resembling poetry) and enjoy!