To be honest, I don't really feel like hashing out the rest of the family drama that happened in my last days in Vanuatu, but suffice it to say, everything turned out fine. I've been back for a year and a half. I haven't spoken to either of my host families much, but that's mostly due to technical difficulties, which I hope to fix soon. I do know that Susian had her baby and named her after me so now there are two baby Justines in Vanuatu. Soon we will take over the world.
In the last 18 months or so I moved to Austin, where I lived for about a year. I worked as a Service Manager at Texas' version of Safeway, but never found a job in my field or got into grad school as was the plan. So when I got a job offer as a lab tech in Maryland, I jumped at the opportunity and moved back home. That was in July.
I miss Austin a lot. The amazing weather, all the outdoorsy people, artists, musicians, etc. Looking back on my time there is like trying to remember a dream. It was so surreal, but maybe that's because I had almost zero responsibility there.
Living back here in MD I feel like an adult for the first time. Real job, very real car payment, etc etc. But mostly it's awesome being nearby my family and friends, who I've really missed over the last three years. Of course my brother moved to L.A. last April but that was probably for the best anyway.
I'm still sortof in "fresh back from Peace Corps/Austin" mode, which translates to me trying to make elaborate plans with people all the time. There's this need to make up for the three years I didn't have with everybody. I try to curb it, but not really, haha! This is a picture of me and some friends at the MD Renaissance Festival last month. It's always an amazing time and I highly recommend it!
So at the risk of this becoming a long rambling entry (too late?) I'll stop here and do my best to post more regularly...
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