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Life After Sixty

October 5, 2008

Well, it seems like time to join the blog world. We have been thinking about it for a while now and suddenly our life is on a fast train to somewhere, but we aren’t sure where yet.

For those reading this you may or may not know that we have decided to join the Peace Corps. That is a pretty big decision for a couple of 60 year olds! But being in good health, retired and so less hampered by family related schedules and commitments, this “seemed like a good time.”

So when we started in June with the LONG application process, we thought we had probably 18 months to get life in order so we could be out of the country for 27 months. No big deal right? WRONG!!! As of now we have 5 to 8 months and have decided to sell our house and pack up belongings for storage. There are other things to take care of too related to the fact that our families all live in other states. What to do with our cars? Who will take care of our affairs while we are gone? Will we be able to get home to handle personal business? And the list of “to do’s” keeps growing.

But it is exciting as we wait to find out what country we will issue an invitation. Most of the people we have told so far have been more than enthusiastic, some even say they will visit no matter where we end up. Hummmm, we will see. Of course they are invited to come, our door is, as it always has been, “open”.

Enough for now. We will try to keep up on this new method of communication, adding pictures and experiences, trials and frustrations, joys and adventures as we embark on the next stage of life.

October 21, 2008

Just an update so you all know we know nothing new! As with many programs, it is a game of hurry up and wait. We have no new information, but we are moving along preparing the house for sale and our things for storage. Still lots of details to take care of and not a lot of time.