After leaving JFK Friday night at 7:30, we arrived in Vienna at 8:30 this morning. The airline gave us day rooms, which was a wonderful surprise. I went into Vienna to walk around with a few other PCVs (Peace Corps Volunteers). It was raining, but we were able to see some magnificent architecture and gardens. Tonight we leave at 10:30 for Armenia, where we arrive at 5 tomorrow morning, and then the adventure really begins.

A week from tomorrow I will finally be in Armenia. It seems like I've been waiting to get started on this adventure for a long time, when in fact it's only been a few months. I am both anxious and a bit nervous about this impending challenge. But I know that I have a whole host of people praying for me while I'll be in Armenia, so I go with the comfort of those prayers. I can't promise how regularly I'll post on this blog, but I will try to be as consistent as possible.
Two years might seem like a long time at the beginning, but I'm sure it will go quickly and be over all too soon. So, as General MacArthur once said, "I will return."