OMG y'all it's
happening! I swore in on Tuesday, bought things for my house yesterday (in
Ouaga) and got to Tenkodogo today! There are four new volunteers in my region,
so the first two were dropped off this morning in a Peace Corps car, and Kelby
and I were going to be picked up in the morning. BUT THEN! we were walking down
the street and we saw the car and our awesome driver, Moussa!!!
He picked us up,
drove us (in the air conditioned car) around to a couple places for some bigger
items, and even helped Kelby not overpay
for a bed! AND when we got back to our hotel, he helped me fix the flat tire on
my bike.
Now, Kelby and I are
at a hotel (not our own) mooching our last bit of internet time! Tomorrow
morning, Moussa (and Kelby) will drop me off at my new house and then they
abandon me all by myself…! Needless to say, I'm a little intimidated, but
looking forward to it nonetheless.
The first three
months of service are called "Etude de Milieu," which means that we
have to learn a whole lot about our villages and write up a report about it by
the time our In-Service Training (IST) rolls around at the beginning of
December. The idea is that asking all those questions will help us integrate
into our communities, and having the answers will help us develop good projects
in the future.
During Etude, we're
supposed to stay at our villages as much as possible - both to be able to get
to know it, but also so our communities don’t think we're not really interested
in being there. SO what that actually means for anyone following this blog: I
think I'll be fairly out of touch for a while. :(
But don't worry
about my radio silence! I'll be fine!
The good news is
that after I get my solar panel set up (probably in a few weeks), I'll be able
to charge my computer so I can type out all sorts of updates - on the last few
exciting things of Stage (there were several), and on Etude - and post them when I get a chance!
Hope all is well on
the home front - love y'all!
xo, chlo
PS - here's a link to the story on our swearing in! http://burkina24.com/2014/08/19/usa-burkina-prestation-de-serment-de-30-nouveaux-volontaires-du-corps-de-la-paix-americain/
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