Devastated

I'm only posting this here because I only want to say it once.  Twice if you include my call to my parents.  So y'all know that I was told I would be leaving September 25 for West Africa and it was just pending medical approval.  Well it's been taking longer than I expected.  Two and a half weeks longer. I finally realized that we have internet access here in the Negev (I have so many wonderful things to tell the world about this place but I can hardly think of them now... that post will have to come later) and so I immediately went to check for the two emails I was hoping for.  I was so excited when I got one from my PC placement officer.  But instead of news as to where I would be living for the next 2-4 years it said this:

"I hope you are enjoying your time in Israel.  I am writing to inform you that I was not able to get authorization to invite you to the program where I was hoping to assign you.  In fact, given your medical accommodation, it looks there may be a significant delay in your invitation process.  We will not be able to invite you to a program departing in September, and our next quarter—October through December—is the time of year when we have the lowest level of requests for volunteers.  Therefore, we will have to look at program options that depart after the New Year.

Additionally, they asked if I would be willing to do youth development since it's hard to find a rural placement for me given whatever they feel my necessary medical accommodations would be (yeah, I still have no clue on that one).   This kind of leaves me in a huge predicament.  I don't own anything.  Haven't looked for a job at all.  Have no place to live.  And I'm in the middle of the dessert a bajillion miles away from where I need to be figuring me life out.  Which, to be fair, is probably for the best.

My game plan right now is to extend my trip another month.  To spend time here WWOOFing for free until September.  Unfortunately, I can't WWOOF in the US when I get back because I need to pay off the rest of my student loans.  So if anyone knows of any ag jobs.... or asian food delivery since we know I'm good at that.... let me know.  At least we know that Frank in Chapel Hill is always looking for homecare :P.  If dad needs the truck back before September I also might not be able to drive cross country and see you all so just be prepared for that too.

I'm pretty crazy disappointed and shocked but I'm sure something good will come of this.  Just can't really see it right now.  I'll send you all of my incredible stories from Israel soon including my war against crabgrass and biting flies as well as my near death experience with a scorpion soon.