So much time has passed im not sure where to begin. I think the last time I wrote was in December. I spent all of that month being truly the only branca in Mec. Jamie, my sitemate, was gone for 6 weeks on a trip to India. I spent Christmas and New years hanging out with the fine folks of Mecanhelas. There was no work for nearly half the month of December and basically the whole month of January. Trying to get things going again was a real struggle. My english classes are still quite weak. But luckily my counterparts at AJADC have been really motivated to get an income generating project started (a bakery!!). We spent about a month and a half organizing all of our financial information and clarifying our organization's project history. Eventually we created a project and started writing a proposal which we brought to the peace corps PDM (Project Design and Management) conference in Nampula . My org sent out the proposal to the US embassy this past Monday. Hopefully we will recieve the reward. Fingers Crossed!
Highlights/Lowlights from the last (???) months:
1.Spent Thanksgiving in Lishinga with Jamie and some other volunteers
2. Being in Mec for Christmas and New Years- I celebrated like a mozambicana and It was perfect.
3. Traveling to Malawi with Uccene and Fernando- one of the bigger highlights of my pc expereince. It was a real adventure: we took a train, learned how to spend kwatcha, swam in lake malawi and saw a bunch of other white people! We also learned how hard it is to get back to Mozambique from Malawi :(
4. Received 6 packages from loved ones back home. Here's looking at you Mom,dad,briana,kelly,courtney,Natalie,Chelsea &Emily.The gifts you all sent didn't just mean a lot to me but to the people I live with here since I always like sharing a little bit of home with them as well. It was fabulous.
5. Learned the basics of designing a small health project on the US govt's dime.
6. Got almost robbed in Nampula during my conference.
7. Slapped the mutherfucker who tried to rob me.
8. Got slapped back :(
OK pics go!
3. Traveling to Malawi with Uccene and Fernando- one of the bigger highlights of my pc expereince. It was a real adventure: we took a train, learned how to spend kwatcha, swam in lake malawi and saw a bunch of other white people! We also learned how hard it is to get back to Mozambique from Malawi :(
4. Received 6 packages from loved ones back home. Here's looking at you Mom,dad,briana,kelly,courtney,Natalie,Chelsea &Emily.The gifts you all sent didn't just mean a lot to me but to the people I live with here since I always like sharing a little bit of home with them as well. It was fabulous.
5. Learned the basics of designing a small health project on the US govt's dime.
6. Got almost robbed in Nampula during my conference.
7. Slapped the mutherfucker who tried to rob me.
8. Got slapped back :(
OK pics go!
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| Xmas party |
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| New Years Dinner |
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| U and F in Malawi! |
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| Lake Malawi |
