Speaking of fate (and faith), a beautiful quote...

“Life is no straight and easy corridor along

which we travel free and unhampered,

but a maze of passages,

through which we must seek our way,

lost and confused, now and again

checked in a blind alley.

But always, if we have faith,

a door will open for us,

not perhaps one that we ourselves

would ever have thought of,

but one that will ultimately

prove good for us.”

- A.J. Cronin

Future Peace Corps Volunteer...

Woohoo! I've been accepted into the Peace Corps, for one of these five programs (in order of my first choice ranking to my fifth). If I end up invited into one of the following departing in 2008, I'm planning a mental-health hiatus back to Buenos Aires from September to February to "kill time"...

Option 1

Program: NGO Development

Region: Eastern Europe

Description: Volunteers work with NGOs and municipal governments to provide support in organizational development. Strong applicants will have previous experience working with NGO, experience in proposal writing, fundraising, strategic planning and/or organizational development.

Date of Departure: late September 2007

Option 2

NOTE: There is only one program for North Africa/Middle East which you could qualify for. It is a Health Education program, departing in March 2008. At this time you do not qualify for a Health Education program. In order to qualify, you will need to set-up some volunteer work with a health or HIV/AIDS organization. If you do so, we can consider you for this program.

Option 3

Program: Community Development

Region: Central/South America (Spanish-speaking)

Description: Municipal development assignment

Date of Departure: June 2008

Option 4

Program: Community Development

Region: French-speaking Africa

Description: Small Business Development based community development program

Date of Departure: Early June 2008

Option 5

Program: Community Development

Region: Africa

Description: Health based community development program

Date of Departure: May 2008

Also, I've added some photos of my last week's visit to Philadelphia/New Jersey. One is of my brother and I, and the other was taken behind the Philadelphia Art Museum, a breathtaking view high up from a gazebo. Now that I'm graduating, there is nothing I fixate on more these days than exactly where life will be taking me next...