Won't be Needing That

My file is complete and sitting on the desk of a placement officer. I’m waiting for her to call me. I’m waiting for that invitation telling me if when and where I will be heading. Not knowing where I’m going means I cannot start buying the things I need and selling the things I don’t.  However my spending habits have changed. Dresses, heels, “going out” shirts, new DVD player, iphone, are things that I probably would be buying if I wasn’t joining the Peace Corps; if I wasn’t going to be living out of a suitcase for 27 months.  Unfortunately, not buying crap I’m not going to need has not helped me save money. Or if it has it has, any savings have been offset by the tragedy that is my car and the medical and dental clearance. I have been trying to find a part-time minimum-wage night job, but it has been harder than I thought. I may bite the bullet and go back to my old stompin grounds – Sonic Drive in, but I don’t know if my old bones can take all that walking. I really want to have plenty of money saved when I go. I want to be able to do some exploring in the region, I want to be able to take a trip or two home, and I owe my parents money.

I was hoping I would know where I’ll be heading before Christmas or at least before the New Year, this is beginning to look unlikely. There are only a handful of working days between now and the 3^rd/4^th of January. Even if they did call, I don’t know what the Peace Corps’ protocol on sending out invitations around Christmas time. Thankfully I will have plenty of sugar and alcohol to ease the restlessness.