Currently on my way to visit my site up North in Siranana. Spent the last couple days at the training center refueling with some food and rest. I think all the volunteers have been looking forward to their visits for the past two weeks. In fact, that's about all we talk about. Well, our site visits and food, haha. We're all just pumped to see where we'll be living for the 2 years of our service. There's also a considerable amount of anxiety too, of course: Will my house have dirt floors? Will my latrine be close to the house? Do I have a kitchen that uses only fire for cooking? How far away is my well? Is the doctor I'm working with a friendly guy? Does my town have stores? These are just a few of the things we wonder about. Not really what I worried about in the US, which is really the coolest thing. It's pretty amazing how short of time it took to change my concerns from "will I have time to watch my favorite show?" to "what am I going to do after dark without electricity?" Wild stuff.
Anyways, I'll also get to check out the Peace Corps transit house/hostel in Diego while I'm on this weeklong site visit. Really looking forward to answering a bunch of questions I have and reporting back with good news let's hope.
I hope everyone is doing well back in the US. Looking forward to hearing updates about your lives too.
Sambitsara!
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