Though my COS is still four months away, I’m already tying up loose ends in my service, and in my life.
On this end, I’m resolving bank account issues (good news: I got paid!, bad news: no one knows why I wasn’t paid in the first place) and passport problems (good news: I’m getting a passport!, bad news: I have to do some major traveling to get it), and am starting to figure out where my stuff is going when I leave.
I’m also using the last of my vacation days, helping staff prepare for the next crop of volunteers and breaking the news to my community that I will not be replaced.
An aside: my community was truly surprised when I told them that I was not being replaced by another volunteer. When I remind them that I was robbed, and that my community is clearly not safe for a volunteer right now, they argue with me, insisting that my ‘problem’ won’t happen again. My only response to that is, really?
On the other end of things – across the pond, that is – I’m starting to seriously consider what my next step is. I’m looking at jobs and other volunteer opportunities, and trying to decide what will best help me transition back into the world of smart phones, WiFi, and continuous and overwhelming stimuli.
After two years of shaky internet and pocketbook-breaking cell phone charges, I’m not sure if anything can help me with that last part.
