I didn't sleep the night before I left for Philadelphia, so when I arrived at orientation I was already falling asleep. That afternoon I met all the M22's who are going with me to Moldova and they all seem really cool. My roommate and I were put together because our first names are both Thomas, but neither of us actually go by that. Jokes on the Peace Corps I guess. I also met another fellow Aggie who is really cool and he and I decided that we needed to celebrate Muster on April 21st, that excites me to no end to be honest! The first night, all the volunteers went exploring the town looking for a good pub and we all got to know each other a little better. Today, was spent doing a lot of group exercises. It's really comforting to know that everyone is just as nervous as I am about going to Moldova in the sense that none of us really knows what to expect, but at the same time, it's nice that I don't have to explain myself and my intentions of joining the Peace Corps to all the volunteers since we all have pretty much the same reasons. We all went out for dinner in chinatown in downtown Philly, and I had the best szechuan beef ever. Then a few of us went and had a few drinks, and we had so much fun. Yay, for the best last night in the U.S.!
