So much to say...

...and no time to do it!

So in the past week or so, weºve been crazy busy. We spent a weekend with another volunteer for our ´demystification´ie seeing what volunteers live like, which was great. We made pizza, french toast with banannas, guacamole, questidillas, ate at the market and had a few drinks with other visiting volunteers, which led to a great discussion about development theory. Iºve missed that. It was interesting to see how well a lot of volunteers live...not that they have a lot of stuff, or that they have any nice stuff, but the places they rent for us are pretty decent and large. Josh and I will have two bedrooms and two bathrooms, and canºt wait to see it finally! Oh, and Laurenºs mom, I finally got to meet her on our visit to Praia, and just ran into her on the street on the way to language class. Yay! Thanks for ´stalking´me :o)

What else...itºs gone by so fast lately I couldnºt even say. We had our second LPI yesterday and will get the results tomorrow. We finished our portfolios. We had our Dia di Jovem, which was a smashing success. The youth painted the school and the kamara donated the paint. I made 13 hoops for the kids of Mancholi (btw if you are looking for gifts to send me, the connectors for hoops and more electrical tape would be great! There is a website that has it for cheaper than home depot and has better colors. Iºll post my new address when we get there). We visited PC Headquarters, our LCFs house and the Embassy in Praia which was fun.

Swearing in is Saturday and we leave right after for Praia. Sunday we fly to Mindelo, spend the night, and Monday morning itºs off to Porto Nove! Weºre nervous but excited, especially about having our own place, being able to stay out past 8pm, and getting to sleep in the same bed again. Of course northern Kriolu is different than southern, so thatºs a concern, but weºll get through it. Hopefully?

Itºs been a total whirlwind of activities and I have more to say but no time to say it. I also have pics of our site placement which I need to post, pics of our youth day and pics of my family, but Iºll have to do that next time Iºm on line with some time. There are a lot, so itºll be on flickr.

Last but not least...is anyone out there? Iºve only gotten a handful of emails since Iºve been here and only one letter. Itºs a little sad when other volunteers are receiving letters from friends and family every week...this goes not just for my family, but for any other families reading this blog ~ send stuff! Okay, not now because weºre moving, but once we get to site, emails are great (so send more of those) but letters are better. Need something to decorate the walls with!

Outie 5000,
Dove