In case I die...

I have a form sitting in front of me, which I've just placed my signature on, which sort of gives me the heeby jeebies. It's my "Trainee/Volunteer Registration Form" for the Peace Corps.  One section of this form is titled:   NEXT OF KIN/DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE
Below this title there is a bit of a section description.  It says the following:

"Please provide the name and contact details of the family member or other person you would like ot name as your next of kin or designated representative.  You must name one (and only one) person to be your next of kin/designated representative.  The Peace Corps will notify this person in the even that you die, are incapacitated, or are otherwise unable to make decisions for yourself."

...in case I DIE????

well that's cheery.  Love signing a form IN CASE I DIE.

what is this? the army? marines?

what happened to "In case of emergency"??


...in case i die.


fun stuff.



You know what is even more fun? The fact that in addition to that fun little statement, I have also been offered life insurance at a very low price. Yeah. Life insurance.  When I asked my mom a few months ago if I should get the life insurance.  She said, "Of course you should get life insurance."
"why mom?"
"Well if you die and I have to go all the way to Peru to get your body and drag you back to the US, i'll need funds to get there and back and deal with your body."

The peace corps is definitely doing its job to instill in me a sense of my own mortality.