Thursday, July 1, 2010

5 Years Without a Job!

Yesterday, I said 'Goodbye' to my home of the past 6 years. Well, it at least felt like home. It was my last day of employment with the ASBTDC, which provides small business assistance to Arkansans. 6 years I roamed the campus of UALR. 6 years I knew what I would do when I woke up in the morning, or at least where I would drink coffee. 6 years!

Now, I can only look forward. 5 years without a job! 5 years without the ability to accumulate personal wealth and instead deplete it! 27 months in the Peace Corps, and 3 years in law school. 5 years.........

However, I know that the ramifications of the next 5 years will continue for the rest of my life, and the next 27 months may be the most significant.

Today, I said 'Goodbye' to people who's face I have come to welcome and enjoy.

The day after tomorrow, I say 'Goodbye' to Arkansas for one week, and I travel to the cultural and political capitals of the United States, New York City and Washington D.C.

Somehow, I feel as if 'Goodbye' is something I will saying more and more often over the next 47 days. In fact, I know it will become more frequent. The only question is, 'Which will be hardest?' So I pose this question to all readers. If you were going away to serve in the Peace Corps for 27 months, what would be the hardest thing for you to say 'Goodbye' to? Pizza? Hamburgers? Electricity? Cell Phone? Google? Job? Best friend? Family? Mother? Father? Air Conditioning? Your church? Your vehicle? Ability to communicate in your native language? TV? Internet? Steady supply of Toilet Paper? What would you miss most?