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I broke this blog somehow, but random copying and pasting of files figured things out, I believe.

Anywho, I COSed (close of service = wrapping up Peace Corps) technically last Friday. So I’m free and clear…though thesis-less still.

On the other hand, I just heard back from IRB that I qualify for exempt status possibly, so things may move on that soon – though I’ve already purchased an open ticket back in case I need to return to do data collection…pfft.

I’ll try to trace back the past few days with all my free time in between hanging out with people for the last time here, but I do appreciate the Korean channel here with subtitles of variety shows – they just had a party game where everyone had to pretend to be blindfolded zombies except one person, who they were supposed to eventually find – which meant they “lost.”

Today I made a chocolate stout cake with candied ginger for the picnic that’s happening tomorrow and I drank a good cappuccino. At least it tasted like it was strong.

Hmm, maybe that’s why I’m not sleepy yet. I *did* drink it at 6pm or so….

Tags: COS, final days, peace corps

but here has been random and work-ful.

brief notes of things to come (in a marked lack of temporal order):

slow-dancing with 12-year-olds
being apartment-less yet still in Khovd
being overly directive and accidentally pressuring concerning eating a green bean off the sidewalk
offending people
smushing bugs with my hands then wiping them on my pants
foreign service examinations – why me?
meringue epic fail + destruction of immersion mixer + the Day We Made 4 Kinds of Pies (sort of)
Trying not to explode re: interpersonalities

Tags: bat signals, time to go home