Still can't believe this is where I live.....

So I have been out and about good old San Diego the past few weeks and have really started to realize how lucky I am to live here...I visited Mount Soledad and got an amazing view of all San Diego, went to Shelter Island and boated around the bay for a day, went to lunch in Coronado where I got to see some amazing ships and sailboats and an AMAZING view of downtown. I feel like there is a million more things for me to do...and trust me I will!!
It is amazing to know I can take a book to the beach for a few hours and just relax and the weather remains calm and cool. I can take my lunch during the work week and eat at picnic tables with views of the ocean that are so peaceful and expansive it makes me never want to go back to my desk. I have eaten at some of the most incredible places including The Marine Room (the waves crash on the glass walls while you eat), The Spot in La Jolla with the best deep dish pizza ever, and the Ruths Chris Steakhouse in Del Mar with my law firm where the ocean view is breathtaking and the crab cake sandwich is delicious!
I got to do my first poker pub crawl in Pacific Beach two weeks ago for my friend Jen who is a bartender at the Tavern and we had a great time going to all the local bars on Garnet and raising money for her due to a shoulder injury she had surgery on.
I feel lucky that I know a few locals around here that have shown me a good time...now I need to find someone with Chargers tickets!! The next on my list includes swimming with the dolphins at Sea World, going to the SD Zoo, and learning to surf. I have posted pics from Mount Soledad, the Bay and the pub crawl!

It's really Happening!!!!

So the letter came two days ago that I have been nominated for a project for the Peace Corps and will be leaving roughly around July 2009 for a Sub-Saharan region in Africa that is French speaking. The project is Community/Municipal Development which is right up my alley! They don't give you an exact location till you receive your invitation (which is the last step). The Peace Corps generally gives you about 8 months to a year after your nomination for various reasons; to pay off your debt, save money, figure out your financial obligations, fulfill medical requirements, and to start learning your new language.
I am sooooooo excited for this opportunity. I can't wait to really begin getting my life in order as far as bills go and just getting that debt completely out of my life. Two of my student loans have peace corps deferment plans and one of them does not so I will have to figure that out (Stupid WellsFargo!!!). I would like to buy a laptop too to take with me for communication purposes. I am going to look into some Community College classes for French and go from there with the language learning process.
I am nervous as well, I didn't think I would get nominated so quickly and I am still feeling out the waters on this...there is always an opportunity to say no, but from what I have read and heard, the peace corps could be the greatest adventure and mission for me to really jump start my life. I am ready to do something that will show that not all Americans yield guns and are ignorant towards other peoples cultures. I want to bring some culture into my life as well....I feel so sheltered because I haven't really seen any other parts of the world. It's going to be hard to change my lifestyle into something completely different than what I am used to (working a 8-5, fast food and tons of partying)...I am ready for this task though I feel like something is telling me this is the opportunity of a lifetime to get to see the world and actually do something to help people.