Packing

This week has been a buckle-down-and-finish-everything week. My major project has been to pack and reorganize everything in storage. When I moved into Grandpa's basement, I was in the middle of teaching, I had just gotten back from a funeral (and an all-night bus ride), and I had one day to pack. So everything was just kind of thrown in the storage room. For the last few days I've been hammering away at my giant to-do list. Everytime I get burnt out on one project, I move to a different project, rotating all day. Today, I finished the storage room and packing! It feels a lot like helping my parents move, except that instead of having a nice, clean house to look at, I have a mound of stuff in the middle of the storage room that looks not unlike the mound of stuff that was there when I started. At least I know that all of the desk things are in one spot, all of the books in one spot, and all of the clothes grouped and labeled (hot weather dressy, hot weather casual, cold weather dressy, medium weather casual, etc) for the lucky fellow who gets to send me more stuff when I am assigned to a project. I also have a giant trash bag filled with clothes and goodies for Goodwill. It feels so good to have this done!

I finally had my phone interview with BVS, which didn't ease my nervousness. The Latin American projects are still at a standstill, or moving very slowly. Five BVSers want to go to Latin America this year... I am, positively, going to do domestic service first. For how long, I don't know. Dan McFadden kept saying 5-6 months, but I'm guessing it could be longer. I'm not nervous about anything in particular, just kind of strung up. It'll be a relief to finally start orientation.

My contact info at orientation is:
c/o Brethren Service Center
BVS Orientation
PO Box 188
New Windsor, MD, 21776

For emergencies, you can call #410.635.8834 and leave a message. This info is only valid til October 10.
We all share one phone and one computer - ak! I'm banking on getting cell phone service there.