The Whirlwind Begins.

A LOT has happened since the last time I've posted on this thing. For starters... I graduated. I am officially an alumni of The Pennsylvania State University, and yes " Thou didst mold me dear Old State." College went in a BLINK of an eye. Literally. Will I miss certain things about college? Sure. Am I ready to start the next chapter of my life? Absolutely. College, and everything that came with it, has taught me MANY lessons that I'll carry through my time in the Peace Corps and life. I'll always be a Nittany Lion at heart. WE ARE!

Summer Session 2007: First night at Penn State

 

Graduation: December 18th, 2010

            The second part of my Peace Corps process has begun: doctors appointments. LOTS and LOTS of doctors appointments. After 2 hours of X-RAYS at the dentist it was determined that it would be better for me to get ALL 4 wisdom teeth removed as soon as possible. Of course, a few days before Christmas I had my teeth ripped out. Luckily, they have healed pretty well and I was able to enjoy Christmas dinner. It's beginning to dawn on me that this is going to be my last Christmas for the next 2 years in the States and probably my last Christmas in my house in New Jersey. My parents will most likely be living South by the time I finish my 2 years. But, all in all, it was a wonderful Christmas spent with my parents, my brother and my grandmother. Along with a humorous, to the say the least... Trivial Pursuit game. 

             So, this week I'll be finishing up my last couple of appointments. I will be poked and prodded with needles and hopefully sending the packet in by the end of the week. By then I'll certainly be happy to be spending my last New Years Eve for 2 years in the States in none other than the Concrete Jungle at the Empire Hotel's Rooftop with Mark :) I hope everyone had a wonderful and merry Christmas and that Santa was good to each and every one of you.

So I've decided that all of my blogs will end with a quote and since it's almost a new year I'll leave you all with this...

" The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul” – G.K. Chesterton

Until next time,
Brielle