Last night I saw a fairly spectacular fireworks display over Lake Champlain. Burlington surprises me now and again. Of the forty thousand people that reside in this town, I am fairly certain that most came and watched the display.
Typically I am not one to attend such crowded and noisy events, but this is a significant 4th of July. The last before a large "step" in my life. Actually, its more of a leap.
Kazakhstan. Peace Corps.
The excitement of such an undertaking keeps me up at night. Now that we are in the month of July, I have one month to take care of what I like to call, the "Mount Everest" of preparation. It is times like these where I am thankful for the internet and social networking websites. To my surprise, there are blogs, Facebook pages, Google groups and the like with enough information and advice to last 72 months, let alone 27.
Even though I would like to divulge the specifics of what I will be doing, I'd rather save that for when I arrive at my next destination. At this point I will write and re-write my checklists of what to bring, what to do before I leave, and whether or not I need to buy a new laptop.
All that information out there, and I still haven't the slightest idea of what to pack.
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hey I'm headed to Kazakhstan too but this comment is about Burlington! Last july 4th I watched those same fireworks. I went to Champlain College and graduated in May. Did you live in Burlington or just visit?
ReplyDeleteI been living in Burlington for about a year. Not for school though. The fireworks were awesome, and it was the most people I have seen since arriving here!
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