Friday

Yep, I'm glad it's Friday. I am also glad that I get to leave at 1pm (since I closed the Library on Tuesday). Lots of work to do, but what gets done, gets done. I need to do some weeding out of my stuff and take it to Goodwill and generally get stuff in order.

Pretty weird as I consider this Peace Corps thing- not sure if I could make it happen or, given my physical history, if I would be selected. But I do know that I can start making some changes that would be beneficial if I did try to do it.
1) Learn to speak Spanish- it would be useful to speak Spanish right here in AZ.
2) Learn to play my guitar- something I haven't done cuz its' hard and I don't practice.
3) Become a bicycle mechanic- useful for my own bikes, but I am sure that this is a skill people would appreciate in a developing country.
4) Go back to school

I was pretty amazed at the stuff I am learning about the Peace Corps. Although I believe that we need to take care of our people at home, learning more about the global issues surrounding poverty and conflict would help me to better understand culturally based problems and how they affect us at home. Interestingly, I may be able to take a leave of absence from my job to go (Federal employees can, so maybe State can too), which would be very cool.

NAU has a Peace Corps office and there is a Potluck with returning volunteers next week. I think I will go.