I feel like I was complaining in my last entry. I guess the boredom got to the best of me. My last few days at home have taught me some valuable lessons. Namely, that happiness is what you make of it. For the last few days after sitting on the front porch steps and savoring my cup of morning coffee, I’ve been doing yoga. It’s amazing how better I feel after coffee and yoga! I’ve started enjoying the simple moments. I’ve been a little caught up in myself lately. I’ve forgotten to “stop and smell the roses”.
Taking my happiness and sanity into my own hands has resulted in several productive days. Over the last few days, I’ve drawn up all my plans for summer camp and made the daily schedule for it. I met with Vale this morning to go over the plans. It was great to get her stamp of approval. I’ve been so stressed because of this camp. My sanity has been suffering as a result. I hopped a bus to Bucuresti just to get away from the dreaded pink notebook. But now the plans are made and the date is set. It was rewarding to see the ever so slight smile brighten up Vale’s face as I told her about the plans. She chimed in with some brilliant additions. She is wonderful and we make a great team. Before we parted ways, she said “congratulations on your plans”. She said she was too tired to show it, but she was truly excited for the camp. Whew! Major catastrophe averted.
I’m going to be spending the next two and a half weeks on the road. I’m excited for the adventure and relieved that my work here is caught up. Tomorrow morning I am departing to visit my best friend. I’ll spend 5 days with him in his town. It’s finally a chance for me to finally cook and bake. I’ll kitchen wench for a few days. I don’t mind. Then, I’ll move on to a small town near Targu Mures. I’m helping with an Outward Bound English camp for 5th and 6th graders. It sounds like it will be a ton of fun. Then, it is on to Peace Corps Mid Service Training. It’s a chance for all the volunteers in my class to meet up for a few days for some required training. Then, I’ll either visit someone else’s town or head back to my best friend’s place to do some laundry and rest for a few days. Yes, at some point I will return home. That’s next on the list. I’ll return home to meet with the 4-H leaders and prepare all the materials for camp. Then, it’s off to the mountains for four days with the LM gang. Then, I have to head to Bucuresti for my annual doctors visit. Then, finally home for an extended period. Yep, you guessed it. It’s camp time!
I’m excited for the chance to travel and see some new places. Leaving for such a long time makes me appreciate time at home even more. Happiness is what you make of it. I’m certainly drinking in all of it I can. I’m taking the opportunity to do as many things as possible, but also enjoying the simple time at home.
