So 2 months from today I’m getting on a plane and heading for…wherever Peace Corps is sending me for orientation (I think it’s D.C.). For those of you that are curious – Yes, Indulgencefest 2008 is still continuing. In fact, it’s picking up hardcore in the coming weeks (or rather, days). Still going to Geeks who drink trivia night will Phil (I was no longer Here for a beer) but I threw our names in a mixer and we formed a team with 4 other nerds. The result? We got 7th place – AKA a thousand positions higher than where we typically find ourselves (at the bottom, but never last!). So I shall immortalize Geeks Who Blackout forever in this journal (although it might already be eternalized in the Geeks who drink blog), whatever, I’m trying to plaster my face all over the internet.
The look of a champion squad…if “champion” meant 7th place
As is painfully obvious, Phil and I were the youngest warriors on the team. But don’t be fooled! Phil and I knew our shit , though I spaced that the Velvet Revolution was in Czech Republic. There goes my CIA credentials out the window, I guess I’ll have to join some other less demanding spy organization.
In other news, I think I’m finally narrowing down the list of things I have to buy. I’m holding off on buying the Chacos/Teva sandals though. First (I wanted to use firstly here, it’s a word, but I remain sceptical) because they’re ugly, and secondly because they’re sandals. I hate sandals. I think I’m going to spring on an portable speaker system for the Ipod so I can completely change the music people listen to in Nicaragua from horribly crappy to my kind of music. Maybe I could start some kind of musical revolution in Nicaragua. It will be like the 60′s in America, but with indie music instead. To hell with those mariachi bands, hello cello-toting, untraditional Nicaraguan bands. I do have a degree, maybe I could convince some people to tour. Furthermore, I’m trying to decide on other shoes I should bring (this is obviously one of my only concerns) as I have a pair of shoes from Prague and then a pair of really comfortable (albeit unsightly, to me at least) Rockport walking shoes. I’ve seen some pictures of Nicaraguan roads from some other Peace Corps Volunteers blogs, and this tells me two things: 1. Garbage shoes are a bad idea and 2. I should consider a mountain bike (more on this later). I’m leaning towards the hideous Rockports due to their comfort level, and the fact that they’d probably last me the full 2 years. So that leaves me with Rockports…and missing running shoes (who cares, I’ll deal with that later), Chacos (if I get over myself), and then some other mystery pair of shoes that I’ll probably need. Man, Peace Corps really cramps my style. I’ll have to mix things up with a Goggins hat or two. My main concern is what I’m going to rock while being a badass on my bicycle (which I will immediately require if whether Peace Corps gives me one or not). I’m going to spring on a 4 GB flash drive I think, followed by some workout gloves (monkey bars, as I’ve previously mentioned), and a solar Ipod charger (maybe?).
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