Trying to keep busy

Just a few hours ago, I said good-bye to Marc at the airport. It's hard to believe that this moment has finally arrived. We've known for a few months now that we would be spending our summer apart. Despite this, I can't say it has been an easy concept to grasp. Since I dropped him off this morning, I have been doing everything in my power to keep busy - making lists, packing, eating, running errands, doing chores, taking walks, writing letters... But he is on his way to Indonesia - to a new adventure. And I, too, will be leaving shortly on my new adventure.

I will be traveling to Poland, then Bulgaria and Ukraine to work with Julie and Ala from the Educational Society for Malopolska (MTO) - an organization that supported (and continues to support) "Speranta", the organization I worked with while serving in the Peace Corps. I am so excited to have this chance to work with them by implementing workshops and monitoring some of the organizations they have helped establish. I am looking forward to the chance to see MTO in action and to learn about their history. In addition to gaining this knowledge and experience, I also am impatiently awaiting my reunion with Galina and Mariana, my counterpart and host mom from Cahul. When I called Mariana earlier this week to say good-bye, Ana , my host sister, mistakenly shared the secret that they would be meeting me in Bulgaria! I still can't believe this is going to happen!

I am hoping to be able to post on my blog from time to time, but I have to say that these things are not my forte. Marc is by far a better writer than I, but I will do my best to bring news of my whereabouts and experiences to you in a timely fashion. So I will check in again on the other side of the ocean.