Third Year Update
12 years ago
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Reflections
Wow. With only 10 days left before my departure, the realization of what lies in my future is quite daunting. The hardest thing about leaving is knowing what I am leaving behind and knowing that life will go on....without me, that is. Upon my return, friends will be finished with graduate school, a few years into their careers, or perhaps even married. Then there will be me...dun dun da duh...just starting out. Oy. While I realize the next two years of my life will be incredible, I still fear the isolation and lonliness that will come to embody my Peace Corps service. Additionally, I often wonder how effective my presence in BF will be. In 10 days I leave to teach the Burkinabe culture on malaria/AIDS/nutrition, and yet, I know their culture will have more of an effect on me than I will on them. But nonetheless, I look forward to having no running/hot water, no electricity, no eating utensils, no showers, no bathrooms/toilet paper(okay, maybe not this one), and best of all living in a mud hut in 110* weather. Okay maybe not the latter one either. I get cranky and let's be honest here, I turn into a biiotch when you mix bugs, heat and a lack of food! For the first time in my life, I will be living on my own, without a roommate, and with no one around to speak English with. Exciting, isn't it?
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3 comments:
Great posting!
Congratulations. Good work in Burkina for you.
I love África.
Have a nice day.
hey Brittany. Don't be that sinical...I know you are right to ask yourself all those questions when you are going in the "unknown". However, I can assure you that if you wanted to live in your American living standards in BF, you could...and I know you are not going there for that and I command you for your choice of service. I am from Burkina faso and going to school in the US. I am familiar with both cultures and I can tell you you'll have a different perspective of the world when you get back to the States, and you'll enjoy it i am guessing... Most of all, you can be productive... you are not going to save the whole of BF, but if you make a change in the life of a family or an individual, you would have done more than many who were supposed to do so: (i am talking about some leaders there). Go, have fun, and God bless you!
Hope you are healing up OK and that training is helping you adjust. Keep up the good work and know that there are many of us here at home to support you if you need help. Best wishes from our family.
The "Scorpion Queen's" dad.
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