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Traveling opens new windows to the world

I'm sorry it has taken so long for me to update! I only have 11 minutes left on my internet time so I'll make this a rather quick update to my life the past few weeks. I'm currently living in a village called Kanye.  It is "winter time" and although the nights get pretty chilly, the weather is quite tolerable! I'm staying with a 79 year old woman and her 102 year old mother! I do most of the cooking and as such have learned to make many local meals consisting of sourghum, mealy meal, brown flour, and other yummies found throughout the village center. I'm learning more and more in Setswana, in fact, my given Setswana name is "Kitso Nare". -->Kitso meaning knowledge -->Nare meaning buffalo Haha! I've learned that keeping a good sense of humor has the ability to tackle any situation. Next week I will be able to shadow another volunteer in the northern region of the country! Because I'm traveling to a region found "above the malar

"Changing the world" camp

Well, it's now safe to say that I'm officially considered a Peace Corps trainee! Today marks my second day in Philadelphia, and my successful completion of staging.  Can you believe it? Tomorrow morning (at 2a.m.) We're heading to JFK on a bus and flying to Johannesburg, South Africa.  After a few hour layover, we finally head out to Gaborone, Botswana. My roommate and newly acquired best friend Tate and I have been in almost a state of denial, to the point where, during training, we would look at each other and assure ourselves that this indeed was real life.  I can hardly believe it...I am moving to Africa on Wednesday.  Real life. I can't say this transition has been easy. In fact, reading through all of the comments on my facebook status have left me teary eyed more times than not.  But I can say that I've finally come to terms with the fact that this is where I need to be.  Honestly, I'm already homesick and it's only the second day out.  We

Four Days Left

Four more days! Four more days and it still doesn't feel like reality...I had one of the best going-away parties I could ask for last Sunday.  My friends and family who were here warmed my heart so greatly, I felt so honored to have so many amazing people in my life.  Pictures will be up soon. On that note, I was looking through the pictures of our cruise a couple weeks ago and had a mini-meltdown.  Where did the time go?  Often, while I'm trying to sleep at night and the blackness has enveloped my room, I'm taken aback at the fact that my dad came home more than a month ago and I still feel as if I haven't had enough time with him, or my mom, or Geoff, or anyone else for that matter.  So many things are happening right now at home that I almost feel obligated to stay. But then I remind myself why I'm doing this, and find solace in the fact that I'll see my whole family on Sunday one last time for Easter.  If there were any better time to go, it would ha