Sunday, August 18, 2013

From the Author: wEEKLY update

It has been a busy week with working preparing for Peace Corps in South Africa. Both Suzanne and I are busy studying the Peace Corps manuals and going on line to learn as much as we can about the three regions we may be going. We are not guaranteed to leave the country at staging or to stay if we do not show we are ready to not only accept the assignment, but also succeed.
Ahead of us is the physicals, dental records and vision. We also need immunizations and balance all of this with a limited budget. We need to get more photos for VISA application. While some of this is reimbursable, the up front cost needs to be paid by us and the reimbursement is limited in the amount we are paid back. And write and notarize our living life trusts, complete agreements between us and the person sitting the house, the neighbor to maintain the property. 

In between studying and preparing for the Peace Corps we are preparing for our annual trip to Maine to celebrate Suzanne's, mother's 93rd birthday and celebrate our good fortune when the sun shines by taking a hike or bike ride or something fun outside.

We are trying to balance family, us and business needed to be attended to in a timely manner. And we are spacing our expenses as best we can so they do not all hit at once.

That is all for this week.

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