Monday, October 8, 2012

Queridos lectores fieles

I welcome you to my first entry of Blog #2. I found that documenting my experiences while studying abroad in Spain for a year was a very useful way to connect with friends and family at home, while providing a lasting record for me to reflect upon and remember in years to come.
Well, now there is a slightly new focus. I am headed to El Salvador in January to begin two years and three months of Peace Corps service as a Youth in Development volunteer. I have received and immediately accepted my invitation to serve just days ago, but am already eager and anxious to get this trip underway. 
I will not start to get into depth about anything until I am actually abroad and in the swing of things, but for now here is an introduction. I will update before I leave about what city I will be in and when I will hopefully be first in contact with you all at home. 27 months is a long time, but I look at this blog as an opportunity to close the gap in space and time, at least slightly, to bring photos and words of the experiences in El Salvador to my home in California, and your messages and comments back to me in my new home in Central America.