if everyone did what they spoke

I been waiting on my friends personal reference for a bit now. Trying hard to be understanding but sometimes it is difficult because i cant do anything or even look forward to the next step till it is turned in.  I know the process is long but waiting on peace corps is alright.. When the waiting is something that involves my actions i tend to get impatient.  Even though i been waiting on Peace Corps application i been trying to not let it dominate my mind at all times. (which I have find is difficult to do).

 Went out for a friends birthday last night and it struck me as weird the different reactions from people you receive when they hear peace corps.  it is amazing how many people tell me they thought about doing peace corps/ When i ask what happen the usual response is "life". I find this baffling. Peace corps to me is a step in life. A step that will get me to where i want to go in my life. 
Other people were actually alarmed that i was doing this. "you realize you might live in a mud hut?" "you wont have electricity or Internet!" and my all time favorite "What does peace corps even do for today society?" People don't seemed to understand that i have realized i might live in an area with no electricity and Internet and possibly a mudhut.  They don't understand that to me, this will be an adventure. I want to go out and experience such things.  it stuns me how people don't see pain and suffering in other places and not have that drive to do something about it.

Talking to people has been an eye opener that is for sure.  In some respects great and in others not so much.  I was worried that talking to people might make me regret or rethink my decision of joining peace corps. But so far all it has done is solidify it.  I do realize that it will be difficult and challenging. but what is the point of not going through life without any challenges?  So many different people would talk about how they wanted to or considered peace corps.  But yet i am one of the few that is actually trying to follow through with my words.  Makes me wonder if we did everything that we spoke of, how much different the world would be.

First time the charm?

This is the first time I have ever done anything like this. Communicating or expressing myself in a public setting. Going into peace corps I figured it be a good time to start simply to keep friends and family informed of the whole process. I submitted my application on June 30th. Emotions needless to say all over the place. Joining peace drops was something I talked about for years and now I actually started the process. Crazy to think that possibly in a year I could be somewhere else, entirely differnt culture starting a new chapter in my life. I went from being super excited to slightly worried. I have place almost all my apples in this basket. Future plans hinge on peace corp.

It took peace corps roughly three weeks to call me and inform me that, They have received my application. I also received mail for all the finger printing and legal clearances. Also found out that they don't accept professors as close friends so I need to have a actual friend write me a letter. Lucky me Kara, my room mate and close friend since I started college, agreed to help me out.
So here I sit, waiting for clearances and paperwork to be finished. Then I can hurry up and wait lol. Good thing I got a year left of school to occupy my mind!