In Samoa!

10/8

sorry people..I only have internet access so often...

Today is the day—my flight to LA. It has been soooo long in the waiting. This day feels unreal. The hum drum of getting up at 6am, at least we spent the night in Portland—my mom and stepdad—so we didn’t have to drive 2 hours from Astoria, to Portland this morning. To my family and friends: I MISS YOU more, but it’s time to make new friends, but keep the old. I think you all shine bright.

As we take off, low cloud cover erases all views of the airport and city quickly, only to reveal houses spread much further apart when the plane is a little higher. Seeing the mountains sandwiched between clouds is awesome. The snowy slopes sparkle in the sun. as the plane inches higher, I see the exhaust lines of other jets…maybe Air Force..i’m not sure. It would be cool to have an Air Force jet flying next to us. I was almost in the Air Force, but that’s another story…

My neck is really bothering meL back knobber to the rescue! J what else is on my mind: 1)I have not canceled my cell phone yet. 2)a quote about doing something (ordinary) exceptionally well that I got from an email list I’m on. 3)an article from Harvard Business Review magazine about a guy that did work in Iraq recently and what it took to determine the status quo and help define a desired future. I wonder what that will look like in samoa.

For those of you who are older and wondering about peace corps, we have two older volunteers. One is 65! I think that’s very cool.

Feeling: sad, excited, awestruck.
A few American indicators: gas $1.83/gallon, stamp 41 cents.