The monumental First Post!!!!!

It's the 15th of March 2008 and as of 8:00pm EST March 16th, i'll be attending staging training with the Peace Corps in Philly for two days in preparation for service in Albania for two years. The mission statement of this blog is simple: To keep family and friends as updated on my status as much as is possible considering the inconsistency of internet access in Albania. As all of you are well aware, i've never been one for long speeches and heartfelt testimonials so i'll try and be brief and as descriptive as possible in my posts. Feel free to comment and ask questions although I do not know how consistent i'll be able to be in answering questions. At this moment, the only further thing I have to mention are two great quotes given my current predicament: "The die is cast." (Julius Caesar) and "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." (George Bernard Shaw)