Well it has actually happened! I'm an official Peace Corps Volunteer and can now begin my two years of Peace Corps Service in Rwanda. This means I can officially return back to the States in two years. Yes, I do that know that that is a long time away. So now I’m in a village by myself working at a Centre de Santé (Health Center for all you English folk) and teaching English to the nurses and government officials. I have my own little house behind my resource family’s home. It’s actually their storage rooms that they converted into a house for me. I have a little sitting room, bedroom and my own latrine/wash area. Oh! I also have my own kitchen but it’s outside and I don’t really know how to start a fire yet, so I rely on food from my resource family.
I have posted the picture of the Swearing-In ceremony with all the volunteers and the American Ambassador to Rwanda (in the back-center). It was a nice day but it rained the whole time - so my hair was completely ruined.
It’s been a little difficult getting used to my new environment (my little village with very little to do or eat here). I’ve been really homesick and also I experienced my first intestinal/stomach sickness – Giardia! It was awesome; vomiting and other pleasantries for over a week! When the nurse gave me the antibiotics she told me “Welcome to Africa – this is the first of many.”
Can’t wait for people to visit!
3 comments:
It's like you're on Survivor! Too bad there's not a million dollars at the end of it all.
There's definitely not a million dollars at the end of my road. Eric told me that I'm probably getting laid off as of July 1st. I haven't completely freaked out yet, but it's coming. I can feel it.
Yay! Congrats Mary Rose! We really need to catch up sometime.
Hi Maze, you look great in the picture. I made a copy of it. Take good care. Love always, ... Papa
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