In just a few days I will finally be an official Peace Corps volunteer. I swear-in on Thursday 22nd and leave for my site on Monday. My head is spinning and it’s not because of the dolo. This week has been one of those ‘this will pass’ kind of weeks. I got bit by a cat and therefore had to go to ouaga for rabies shots. My phone was stolen which really just made me sad more than make me angry, mostly because the people are here are such good people but they are just doing what they need to survive. The kicker though was that I had to leave my absolutely wonderful host family this week. These three months went faster than I could have ever imagined and they have raised me in a sense. They taught me how to wash my clothes by hand, how to poop in a hold in the ground, and most of all they showed me first hand the hospitality of this culture. I cried like a baby and am so grateful to them for showing me the ropes.
These past few weeks have been filled with IGA(income generating activity) training, TEFL (teaching English as a foreign language) training, and latrine building. Peace Corps has really given us an incredible amount of some really useful tools and I’m so thrilled I’m finally going to be able to get to work. I start teaching in a few weeks and am filled wih excitement. And in all honesty I am scared out of my pants!
Congratulations to my beloved brother and now sister! :) Couldn't be happier for you guys.. xoxo
I never think of the future--it comes soon enough.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
