Some kids from my village
July 27, 2007-1st letter home
I just got to Africa today and its very different. It doesn't feel like I'm across the ocean or on another continent, more like the begining of camp. We met some PCV's that have been here for a year andthy are all happy & love being here.
We are all staying at the Peace Corps camp tonight & tomorrow night and then Sunday we move in with our adoptive families who we'll be living with for all 3 months of training.
I don't know how much I'll like the training, but I'm excited to be sworn in and move to my village.
There are 3 groups of volunteers; the ed, municipal and health.
I'm sleeping under a mosquito net outside right now & its not too hot. We have showers & flush toilets here but won't when we move on Sunday.
We passed a bunch of villages on our way to Hamdallay for training & there are tons of cute little babies, so I'm really excited to get language over so we can actually do our jobs.
Some things I could use that I didn't bring are
coloring books, Chaco sandals
colored pencils/sharpeners
soccer balls
a head lamp
Some earings w/studs (b/c I found out we can wear them)
rubber bands-caus I lose them a lot
Some kids from my village
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3 comments:
These are great pics, Katie.
When you post pics, I feel so much closer to you. I need to see one of you in there somewhere! MOM
Katie, I love you sooo much and Miss you, I know that I never write to you but I don't know what I'd say... I'm boring and so is my life lately... I wish I was doing something like you, or even wish I would have went with you. Maybe we can do something like this together someday? With Carissa and Rachael... I think that would be awesome. :) can you email me ever? evansj@iastate.edu I cant count on mom to deliver anything to you, or for her to deliver anything from you to me... she's just oo old and senile. :) but I am going to look around for more stuff that you have posted and look through my emails and stuff. Love you.. Brother
Katie,
Hi. Thanks for your recent message regarding your participation with the Seeds of Hope Africa goat loan project this February.
I read about the landmines and am awaiting current status with Peace Corps in the country...
I did send an email to the Maradi PCVs at the address you forwarded. Please do pass on the info I shared with you. Would love to be in touch before my arrival in February.
Thank you!
Angela Kieffer
Seeds of Hope Africa
seedsofhopeafrica@gmail.com
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