Life Decisions.

The other night Colby and I were driving and talking about how we're almost out of school...then life really begins. I told him that I really wanted to join the peace corps, because I want to be able to make a difference on a worldly level not just here in the United States. We have it so good here in America, why not go somewhere and try and give a little? I just feel a calling for going out of my comfort zone and making an impact. Its a very good thing that Colby and I are on such a level where we're both open-minded and want to do the same things. He really wants to go too.

Here's the plan so far:

We sign up the end of this summer, graduate, get married next summer and leave time for a couple of months without jobs so we can spend times with our families, then its off to a third world country for two years.

Prospects thus far:

1. Bulgaria-- Bulgaria has a great program where I would be able to work with the orphanage..I told Colby we might get attached and adopt a few children-I wouldn't be opposed.
2. Romania- Colby really likes the idea of going to a soviet block country. Besides with Romania you get the Translyvanian alps...not to mention Translyvania.
3. Albania- It's wedged in with Greece, and Macedonia. It would be beneficial for us to go there because I'll be working in Education helping teach English as a foreign language, Colby may work with the youth as well, but he may work with environmental issues.
4. Thailand- The peace corps have been there since 1962 and that made us think that it may be pretty well established there and wouldn't be such a worry to us. Education Volunteers work in rural villages and towns across Thailand and collaborate closely with Thai educators in the primary English classroom to introduce, model, and share innovative new teaching approaches. Together, they integrate various topics into their English lessons (such as HIV/AIDS, environment, gender, information technology, and local wisdom and culture).
5. Morocco-Again working with children. The initial contact with youth is made through content-based English instruction at the Youth Center that is then the conduit for the implementation of outside activities. These activities may include organizing environmental clubs, planting trees, community cleanups, latrine building, sports teams, girls' education activities, youth mentoring, teaching computer skills, or teaching basic literacy to adults.

So here are 5 choices. We have to choose 5 because they may not be able to give us the exact location that we want, we're chosen by our skills and what country needs us the most.
VERY EXCITING! I'm stoked! Give me any input you wish, thanks.