Sleeping weirdness and Peace Corps

I am very tired and will probably take a short nap soon. Sunday night I didn't fall asleep til late because the girl in the room next to mine had her boyfriend over and...well, they were being loud...as in their headboard kept me awake....ERIKA NOT HAPPY. Then Monday night I went to bed late again because of homework and I went grocery shopping kinda late, then slept through my alarm in the morning and woke up fifteen minutes before I had to leave. I somehow made it to class on time. Then I went to bed still a little late last night, and had trouble falling asleep because I was thinking about my future, and when I finally did doze off, the girl above me got back from a softball trip or something because she stomped in at about 1 am, was dropping her giant bag of softballs and bats on her floor, stomping around for at least an hour. I'm not a fan of my upstairs neighbors. And I was restless all night, woke up a lot. Then I had to get up a little earlier this morning so I could study for my Spanish test.

My uncle emailed me two days ago and his words were really encouraging to me. We had talked a bit during Christmas about my plans after college (which I really don't know yet), and in his email he offered a couple suggestions that he thought I'd be a perfect candidate for: AmeriCorps and Peace Corps. I'm sure you know what the Peace Corps is, and AmeriCorps is much like that, but service in the United States. To be honest, sometime in high school I thought about what it would be like in the Peace Corps, and a couple months ago my interest was sparked again by recruiters on campus. Then my uncle sent me that email with very encouraging words. He said that I show "grounded maturity" and have a "rare and admirable gift in your heart to serve the disadvantaged". I think my desire to do so stemmed from my experience in Honduras. I spent one week there for two summer with a group from my church volunteering and working at an orphanage outside of Tegucigalpa. It fueled my compassion and desire to help others who are very much in need. I also am trying to better my Spanish-speaking ability so that I can do more service work in Central or South America. I would definitely be interested in the Peace Corps, or at least something very similar. There are, however, a few things holding me back from signing up right away. You get an allowance for living, and you get a generous amount of money afterward to help you transition back to "regular" life, and of course it would look great on resumes and open up a lot of career opportunities, but it would be difficult to be without a job for two years.. I'm also incredibly close to my family, and I would miss them terribly. You get only two days off per month, and some people fly back to visit family or have family visit them, but it's only two days per month. Anyway, my point is that I feel a longing to do something like this. Maybe now's not the time, maybe I can wait a few years, but I think it is calling me.