According to my paychecks, my “Close of Service” is July 26th
2013. That means I’m just about a year
from saying adios Nicaragua! In all honesty, it will probably be a little
sooner because there’s about a month leeway to leave early for various
reasons. Many of you have been asking
“Pedro, what will you do?” To be frank,
I’m not really sure. Here is what I do
know:
Travel
Instead of taking my government issued airfare, I’m going to
ask for the face value in cash instead.
This will allow me the freedom to travel. My plan is to head out to the Atlantic Coast
of Nicaragua. For those of you who know
don’t know, the east coast is practically a different country. The people are black instead of tan, speak Creole,
and eat a lot of crab (YUM!). From my pueblo in northern Nicaragua, it would
probably take me approximately 10 hours by bus to get to the coast and then a
couple boat rides to arrive in Bluefields, Pearl Lagoon and the Corn Islands. If anyone is interested, I plan on bumming
around in a hammock, drinking coconut milk and scuba diving for 2 weeks.
If time allows I would start heading south. I’ve been to Costa Rica 3 times but I haven’t
been able to really explore the country.
So a couple weeks in Costa Rica and then, if time/money permits me, I’d
like to make it to Panama. You can
expect me back in the United States around September 1st 2013
unless…
Graduate School
…I get accepted into grad school. I’m applying to the Instituto de Empresas in Madrid, Spain. I’m applying for an 11 month program for a
Masters in International Management. It
is a well renowned business school so I’m not holding my breath but I think it
would be super exciting. I am going to
submit my application in September and will find out probably in December. If for whatever reason they make the grave
mistake of denying me…
Gimme a job!
…I will return home!
Don’t fret Mom and Dad, I don’t plan on being an unemployed 25 year old
for long. A fringe benefit of being a
RPCV (Returned Peace Corps Volunteer) is that I’ll receive non-compete eligibility
with the federal government. Therefore,
I’m going to apply to any government job in the Chicagoland area and if
unsuccessful, Washington, D.C..
Sound good? Cya in a year (or so)!
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