girl without a path (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} harm1020) wrote,@ 2007-05-30 11:01:00 |
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COS looms
I've reached the end of my Peace Corps journey. Two years ago I headed out not having any idea what I was getting myself into but trusting the fact that plenty of people had done it before me and I would be fine.
These past couple of years I have felt highs that were higher than anything I could have ever imagined. Though the lows were so low that at times, I was freaked out by how truly low a person can sink. I feel like I've moved mountains with some of the work that I've done and the friends that I have made here are the best friends that I've ever had. We are tight knit group and together we've done what most would fail at or even attempt. I have finished my Peace Corps service. I feel like I have made a difference in my school and that my school is better because I have been there.
I am a better person because of this. I have been humbled by these experiences and my eyes have been opened to an entirely new way of looking at other cultures and people. I have looked at my own country from the perspective of an ocean away. I've experienced another country in a way that no tourist ever could. A long time ago I made a decision and I stood by it. I joined the Peace Corps, I have done the best I could with the opportunities that I've had. Looking back, I would not have done my service any differently and I feel like I lived it to the fullest while taking advantage of all that was offered to me.
As of Sunday, June 3rd, 2007, I, Melody Jones, will be an RPCV.
I've reached the end of my Peace Corps journey. Two years ago I headed out not having any idea what I was getting myself into but trusting the fact that plenty of people had done it before me and I would be fine.
These past couple of years I have felt highs that were higher than anything I could have ever imagined. Though the lows were so low that at times, I was freaked out by how truly low a person can sink. I feel like I've moved mountains with some of the work that I've done and the friends that I have made here are the best friends that I've ever had. We are tight knit group and together we've done what most would fail at or even attempt. I have finished my Peace Corps service. I feel like I have made a difference in my school and that my school is better because I have been there.
I am a better person because of this. I have been humbled by these experiences and my eyes have been opened to an entirely new way of looking at other cultures and people. I have looked at my own country from the perspective of an ocean away. I've experienced another country in a way that no tourist ever could. A long time ago I made a decision and I stood by it. I joined the Peace Corps, I have done the best I could with the opportunities that I've had. Looking back, I would not have done my service any differently and I feel like I lived it to the fullest while taking advantage of all that was offered to me.
As of Sunday, June 3rd, 2007, I, Melody Jones, will be an RPCV.
