Friends.. Family.... what kind of life I chose to lead.

Ok ....so I don't even remember the last time I wrote a blog but I guess I should do it on a more regular basis... In the past two months I went to one year IST (this kind of blew my mind because I had to reflect on what I've done with the last year of my life... and what I'm going to do with the next).  I enjoyed popcorn ;)  I got to go home and see my friends and family... and finally my mom and dad came to visit which was awesome... My father's portion of the trip was cut short my a countrywide stand-fast due to a tropical storm, and included a neutering of my wonderful dog Archer... After he left, my mom stayed with me in my site and helped me readjust to being Dominican (which was interesting).  She also helped me while I held my dog in my lap and removed his surgery stitches (another thing I thought I'd never have the chance to do in my life...).   I dropped my mom off at the airport today and I know that in the next few days I'm going to be super depressed and feeling more alone than usual.  I know that I need August to be the "perfect month" more than ever.  I am determined to try to do all my list and keep up with kayla to help her too..  So you may ask what is the "perfect month"... it's the goal I've set for my august to try to do all the things I imagined doing in the peace corps and all the great Dominican Ideas I've had without letting my Dominican and peace corps obligations hold me back...  I know I need that extra push and I need to feel like I'm moving towards my personal goals.  Wish me luck... one of my goals is to write more in my blog and in general.