Well, I finally received and accepted my Peace Corps invitation. I'm going to LA for a brief orientation on October 1, then on October 4 I fly to my soon to be new home in Vanuatu. It is an island in the south Pacific between Australia and Fiji. I will be teaching science to high school aged kids. My actual service starts after I finish training in December.

I am excited, but a little nervous about getting my affairs in order since I am leaving so incredibly soon. There are so many people I will miss, but I'm pretty sure the experience will be more than worth the effort.

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Ben

The MBs:
1976 300D (W115) - 330K and still going (sort of)
1991 300D 2.5 Turbo - Sold at 221K
1983 280SEL - Sold at 206K
1981 300SD - Sold at 232K

Congrats Ben! Hope it's a good experience for you. (And try not to catch some wierd tropical disease )

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past MB rides:
'68 220D
'68 220D(another one)
'67 230
'84 SD
Current rides:
'06 Lexus RX330
'93 Ford F-250
'96 Corvette
'99 Polaris 700 RMK sled
2011 Polaris Assault
'86 Yamaha TT350(good 'ol thumper)

Congratulations.

That's actually a bit of a difficult assignment. That part of the world has a lot more problems than we generally realize.

You can follow the Pacific news at http://www.pacificislands.cc

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Palangi

2004 C240 Wagon 203.261 Baby Benz
2008 ML320 CDI Highway Cruiser
2006 Toyota Prius, Saving the Planet @ 48 mpg
2000 F-150, Destroying the Planet @ 20 mpg



TRUMP .......... WHITEHOUSE
HILLARY .........JAILHOUSE
BERNIE .......... NUTHOUSE
0BAMA .......... OUTHOUSE

Ben, that's a great thing you're doing and you should be proud..I hope it is a great experience!

Jack