Saturday, October 20, 2007
Alright. So if you want some reading material, you got it! Sorry for the delay in posting. It looks like I will be able to access reliable cyber about once a month or so in Natitingou. Hope you enjoy the new posts. I am doing well and love love love love reading everyone`s emails. Keep sending them and down below in one of the emails lies my new mailing address. Love you and miss you. Carly
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Read every single word. Four times.
And I'm sure I'll read them over and over again.
Thanks for taking the time to keep track of your thoughts and happenings.
You ARE the best.
Love, Dad
Hey there Carly. i just wanted to let you know that i've been scanning some of your blog entries and i must say...girl...i know exactly what you're going through. hang in there. you are so brave. my training here in senegal has been a bit of a roller coaster ride in itself. within the first week, i was shipped of to a small village to see whether i could handle the senegal lifestyle. i survived, granted i had blood in my diarrhea, but nontheless i survived. then, once i got back to the center, they then shipped us off to our homestay families. the first night in my room i found a scorpian on the wall and was like holy hell this sucks. my host family is great though. they speak french and wolof. i'm learning wolof at the center right now and my french has improved ten-fold since i've been here, which is pretty exciting. as far as the cockroaches thing goes...i know your pain. i hear those little bastards all night long. and i can even hear them crawling inside the walls...ahhhh. so yes, i've definitely had some major problems not sleeping. i think it's due to a combination of mefloquine pills and stress. hahaha...stress...that is such an understatement. yes, i'm pretty much stressed all the time, whether i realize it or not. the culture shock has been major for me. i've lost more than fifteen pounds since i've been here and i've only been here for about six weeks. i'm getting ready to be installed in my village in the next two weeks. it's kind of bizarre, because i'm doing agroforestry, but i'm going to a village with running water and electricity. there are around 206 people who live in the village. i apparently have a small building with a bathroom inside. so, who knows. all i know is that that first night is going to be hell for me. so far, the worst part of peace corps for me was the very first night in the training center. i couldn't sleep all night and ended up hanging out with the senegalese guards until about three o'clock in the morning. what a night. but, every day has gotten better since then. i've definitly hit some low points, but try and go over my highs and lows of each day. i'm so proud of you carly. we're really doing this. i kind of have mixed feelings about my training stage. so people are cool, while other aren't. but, i guess you'll have that wherever you go. a lot of crazy things happen here in africa. what was considered a simple mishap in america seems to become a big deal here, so me and friend always tell each other t.i.a. meaning this is africa. the first time may be a shocker, but after that it's smooth sailing. well, i hope that life is treating you well. i'm planning on doing a trip around west africa in 2009, hope i can make it out to see you. just wanted to let you know that you are not alone regarding all the changes and feelings that you're going through. will try and keep in touch as often as possible. bon courage...je sais que tu peux faire quelque choses que tu veux.
denise hardman
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