Homeward Bound

I made the decision a few weeks ago that I was leaving Burrel. I wasn't sure where I was going or when, I just knew that I was. I met with the country director and my manager yesterday in Tirana and they informed me that I was not going to be able to move to a new site. That left me with the only alternative, which was to resign. This was by no means an easy decision. I love the Peace Corps and had a vague idea that I would spend the rest of my life serving as a volunteer around the world. I always imagined that anyone unable to fulfill the mission of the Peace Corps must feel pretty bad. As a second-time-around volunteer I can tell you it is agonizing.

I do know that staying here and not giving 100% of myself would be wrong. Peace Corps is not about going to a job and coming home at the end of the day tired and unfulfilled. It is so much more than that and I would be cheating the people in Burrel and the American tax payers if I could not serve in the capacity I had pledged to serve.

I don't know what I am going to do when I get home, but I know this is the best thing I can do now. I also know for certain that life is just too short to be unhappy.

See you all soon.