2009.07.31: July 31, 2009: Headlines: COS - Mauritania: Blogs - Mauritania: Safety: COS - Senegal: Personal Web Site: Peace Corps Volunteer "Dreaming The Life" writes: I have the unfortunate duty to remind you that we are safe. Safe. Safe. Safe.
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2009.07.31: July 31, 2009: Headlines: COS - Mauritania: Blogs - Mauritania: Safety: COS - Senegal: Personal Web Site: Peace Corps Volunteer "Dreaming The Life" writes: I have the unfortunate duty to remind you that we are safe. Safe. Safe. Safe.
Peace Corps Volunteer "Dreaming The Life" writes: I have the unfortunate duty to remind you that we are safe. Safe. Safe. Safe.
Our community in Mauritania really likes us, and they do what they can to ensure this. We are currently away from our country while someone who has never experienced our home looks into it to ensure we are safe. This is compounded by people going around Kristy and I when we state in plain English we are safe. We are fricken' old too, 30+ even, and will continue to make our own decisions as is the right of old farts like us. We know our home and our community. I worry about you, there is a written record of violent crimes that goes to every door in America (newspapers - they are filled with bad news), and more bad guys in your small towns then in whole of our country. If you are worried CALL ME, please, or call to say hi, I'd like that more. Calling Peace Corps first compounds our difficulties and gets me a visit to the hot seat.
Peace Corps Volunteer "Dreaming The Life" writes: I have the unfortunate duty to remind you that we are safe. Safe. Safe. Safe.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Runnin' Down A Dream
Jealousy has ever really been something that I fall prey to, I cannot say that at this moment. I am jealous of PC Senegal, they have amazing facilities and the large cities are places I would pay to go to as a tourist. They will just have to face retribution during WAIST next year.
We are in Theis, Senegal and we feel as if we are really in Africa right now. This place is tropical and lush. This unfortunately means I itch a lot right now, there is a healthy population of mosquitoes because I am feeding every second that I am here. I have not been taking pictures because of training sessions that have occupied much of my time, but there will be time, yes there shall.
Projects and things are on hold right now because we aren't there to do them, so work isn't actually happening right now. I think there will be some opportunities to help out here, and maybe some international collaboration.
I have the unfortunate duty to remind you that we are safe. Safe. Safe. Safe. I say this and say this often. Our community in Mauritania really likes us, and they do what they can to ensure this. We are currently away from our country while someone who has never experienced our home looks into it to ensure we are safe. This is compounded by people going around Kristy and I when we state in plain English we are safe. We are fricken' old too, 30+ even, and will continue to make our own decisions as is the right of old farts like us. We know our home and our community. I worry about you, there is a written record of violent crimes that goes to every door in America (newspapers - they are filled with bad news), and more bad guys in your small towns then in whole of our country. If you are worried CALL ME, please, or call to say hi, I'd like that more. Calling Peace Corps first compounds our difficulties and gets me a visit to the hot seat.
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