Realization

I recently realized what worries me the most about moving to another country.

It's not adapting to washing my clothes by hand, eating new food, or using a latrine. It's not even learning to speak a new language, although that does worry me more than the rest.

I'm most worried that I will continually be lost for my entire service.

If you know me well enough, you've probably had a chuckle or two at the expense of my complete lack of direction. It's true...I rejoiced greatly when I was able to navigate to Walmart, a mere 2.1 miles from my campus. I've come to terms with it. Long trips are made after copious amounts of google map studying. Directions from friends must be laden with plenty of landmarks and details.

So the idea of packing up and moving to a (most likely) rural area, in a country where I don't yet speak the local language, don't know anyone, and can't simply type in an address on my phone...scares me.

Just thought I'd put that out there.