Peace Corps has just had it's 50th birthday and we celebrated here in it's birthplace! So it was very fun. The new PCV's swore in on Aug 30 and most of the current PCV's went down to Accra for the event. It was great to see all the people who live far away and meet all the newbies. I think there was a CBS special that showed some of my friends in their villages. I haven't seen it, but Emily's site (in the Northern Region) is similar to ours to if you watched it, maybe you can now picture some of how we live. :)
When we first came to Ghana, we were nervous about all the new changes, the new environment, the new people, the new everything. Ghana was a place far from home and it was hard to imagine that Ghana could become a home. Now, when I travel I can't wait to come 'home' to Zabzugu; where our stuff is, where people know us, where I know people and the language, and where I finally get to sleep with my pillow. It's always good to come home here now, although traveling to get here is a major pain.
Two pieces of advice were given to us when we got here by other PCVs. First give yourself 12 days to go back to the US if you're really unhappy, but you'll probably only need 12 hours. That was definitely true. I don't think I've ever needed more than a night's sleep before I realize how much I love it here. Things that make me mad or upset are short lived and not worth quitting. Secondly I was told that the second year flies by and you'll be super busy. I didn't believe that one since my first year here seemed to go by crazy fast, but here we are just beginning our second year and I already have a bunch of projects lined up to do and things that need to get done. I think this year is going to fly by and then we'll be back in the states. Crazy to think about!
Well I'm not feeling particularly poetic or linguistic at the moment, so I'll keep this post short. I just wanted to put a post before one month passed me by. :) I'm trying.
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