Nomination Changed..And My Invite is in the Mail!

Whoo..Deep breath.
It's been a very intense two days. Yesterday I was (randomly) asked to lecture at Loras' church for the Bishop's mass. I went, and during mass I had an overwhelming feeling that I was missing a calling of some sort. It was weird, and I almost started to cry, which (for those that know me) is extremely uncharacteristic of me and way too spiritual for myself. Soo I started thinking "what is it I'm missing?" The idea of being a nun crossed my mind (and then fled just as fast), and so did applying to a Darfur refugee camp again, although I quickly realized that my dream of being sent to the Sudan region is not an achievable one.
Sooo that brings me to today. I missed a phone call while teaching, and when I walked out of Senior High I checked my message...It was a Peace Corps placement officer saying she wanted to speak with me about my application. I called her back, nervous for what was to come.
Well, in summary, this is what she said: After a brief and friendly introduction, JeanMay (I'm sure I just slaughtered the spelling of her name) told me that I was medically cleared uncharacteristically fast and that Peace Corps generally does not like to sit on a clean medical record for as long as mine was to be sitting. She then proceeded to say that she had an amazing offer ("in my opinion, this is the best placement the Peace Corps offers") for me to leave on June 28th to teach college English in Asia. Generally, PC requires college professors to have at least a Master's Degree, but she seems to think that my resume is impressive enough that they will forgo that requirement--wow. Before I could answer, she proceeded to tell me that they nominated too many people for my position in Morocco, so no matter what, my nomination is going to change, and this being "the best offer of the Peace Corps," it isn't something to reckon with. She then said "I'm going to Fed-Ex your invite today, it will be to you by Thursday," my golden birthday. :)
Deep breath. This is a lot to take in. After first planning on going to Sub-Saharan Africa, then finding out and gradually getting pumped for Morocco, I now discover that I am going to Asia and before I can even process this, my invite is in the mail.
But what an honor! After spending hours processing this information, meditating, talking with Mom and my most wonderful Mary and Bill (who were my saviors in getting me excited about Morocco, as well--THANK YOU MARY, BILL, MOM AND DAD!!), my overwhelmed anxiety about this new placement has turned to a very grateful excitement. Wow! A college professor at age 22!! :) How crazy is that?! And, from the sounds of it (she wouldn't tell me over the phone), it's going to be in either China or Mongolia!! Hello!! What a cool experience. Again, I have been blessed.
My 22nd birthday can't come fast enough! I have 40 papers coming in from my students on their plans to "Save the World" (one of the perks of teaching is I get to make assignments that I can get excited about. hehe), and then when I leave school I will be greeted with my invite in the mail. Happy Golden Birthday to Me! :)