Today I turned 30. Thirty sounds so old. And yet, I still don’t feel like a grown up. Perhaps that’s because I’m getting ready to pack up and move to Guyana. The decision and announcement that I’m going to be joining the Peace Corps really has been a nice distraction from me turning middle aged. …
Monthly Archives: March 2002
CFEA surprise lunch
Everyone likes surprises. Today I had mine, for 20 of my interfraternal friends gathered for lunch to help me celebrate my thirtieth birthday and my nearing departure for the Peace Corps. I have long known many of the people who gathered for lunch today through the College Fraternity Editors Association. When I became editor of …
No-fee passport
Yesterday I applied for my “no-fee” passport. Not knowing the difference between a no-fee passport and the passport I already have, I decided to do some research. Here’s what I found. The Special Issuance Agency issues no-fee passports to citizens traveling abroad for the U.S. Government. The type of no-fee passport issued (diplomatic, official, or …
Is Guyana located in Africa?
I admit, I didn’t know very much about Guyana before my involvement with the Peace Corps. But it has been funny to see what others know about this country when I tell them that I’ll be moving there in a few months. Many people think that Guyana is located in Africa, not South America. I …
Focusing on my exit
This past weekend, my boss Matt Carson and coworker Jason Guyton came to Indianapolis for a departmental retreat. Naturally, the retreat was scheduled prior to me telling them that I’ll be joining the Peace Corps, for they learned of that news just five days earlier. While the purpose of the retreat was to plan the …