September 18, 2010
Today we got our site annoucements and I am thrilled. It sounds like everything I have ever wanted! I go next Friday to actually visit and stay for a week so we will have to see how it actually turns out but I will give you the details that I was given. I will be living on a homestead, which means on a family compound but with my own space. It looks like I have a small brick house on the homestead. There is no electricity, but there is electricity at my school. I actually have to obtain water from a tap that is 1.5 km away, which is about 1 mile away. Looks like I will be carrying some water on my head, am I right? Another positive thing is that I am only 10 km outside of a major shopping town that a lot of other Peace Corps Volunteers are around. It looks like I will be able to live the rural lifestyle but not feel totally isolated in the middle of nowhere! I am so happy and I can not wait to meet my new family. Why must we wait a whole week!
awesome! gotta admit your definition of hitting the jackpot is a tad different than mine - but i am very excited for you! :) cant wait to hear how your visit with your new family goes. love and miss you!
ReplyDeleteney