It's official!

I booked my flight yesterday!  I will be leaving Pittsburgh at 9:30 for Philadelphia on November 11.  I will be leaving one day later than I thought, which is perfect.  I know I am going to need that extra day to get myself ready.  I will be in Philadelphia for two days, then it will be time for my almost 18 hour flight.  I am going to have to turn the isles of the airplane into a track...I don't know how I am going to sit still for that long.

I'm still getting used to this whole blog thing...I'm not really into it, but it will be a nice way to keep in touch while I am gone. 

Going Away Party

Close to 50 of my friends from Penn State and home came to celebrate my last month home.  It was so nice to see some of my friends who live out of state and others that I haven't had the chance to see for a while.  My Penn State friends all came to my house Friday night to eat, catch up, and have a few drinks.  On Saturday, tons of people came over to eat dinner before a school bus picked us up and took us to Mt. Washington for a picture and then the South Side to Bar Room.  I had such a fun night and am so happy that so many of my friends were able to make it.  

My Address

Michael Dissen, PCT
c/o Peace Corps/Lesotho
PO Box 554
Maseru, 100 LESOTHO

While in pre-service training, I will receive all mail through the Peace Corps Lesotho post office box address. Once I have completed training in January of 2009, I might have my own mailbox. Even if I get my own mailbox, I can always get mail from the address above!!

Also, my e-mail address is Michaeldissen@gmail.com.  I'm not sure how often I will be able to check this, but I will try to reply to e-mail as often as possible!

My Assignment!

Country: Lesotho
Program: Education
Job Title: Teacher Training Resource Teacher 
Orientation Dates: November 10-12, 2008
Pre-Service Training: November 14, 2008- January 8, 2009
Dates of Service: January 10, 2009- January 9, 2011

Welcome to my blog!!

Thank you so much for visiting my blog!  I will be serving in the Peace Corps for 27 months and will be leaving for Lesotho, Southern Africa on November 10.  I am so excited to start this incredible journey.  

This is my first blog post...just a trial run!