My thoughts on COS'ing

I am finally at the end point in my Peace Corps service: Close of Service.

We held our COS Conference at the fabulous Mont Febe hotel with amazing views of Yaounde. And a pool. And three square meals a day. It was fabulous.

It was also discouraging. We had a panel of RPCVs currently working in Cameroon speak to us. Each and every one of the six people had Master's degrees (sometimes two). I am doomed. One reason I joined Peace Corps was that I had no idea what to do after college. I thought two years would be plenty of time to "figure it out". Here I am, two years later and still confused.

Cameroonians are asking as many questions about post-PC as anyone. I just shrug.

To any and all interested parties, I'm officially ending my service on June 27, 2008. I'll bum around in France for awhile then "readjust" to life in the US on my parents couch.