Monday, March 9, 2009

As of Today March 9, 2009

Things are moving along. The most recent changes have been my move to Bamako (no longer Banamba), Christmas in the Region of Mopti in Dogon Country, January Peace Corps Training for the new volunteers (I was a trainer-again), started working with the Junior Achievement Mali office in Bamako, organized/coordinated/planned/implemented a Junior Achievement Training at the Peace Corps Training Center for 44 school teachers, and now the 8 week learn-to-swim/water rescue project starts on March 16, 2009.

The new changes have been an adjustment. I am almost as busy as I was in America before I left for Mali which was why I left in the first place. hmmm go figure, huh? We all tend to fall into our similarities. Hopefully the new balance in Mali won't be that easy to disappear once I return to America...

Ok back to Mali changes... The heat didn't even try to sneak up on us, it decided to overwhelm us from the gate. It is already hitting degrees over 100!!! Lucky for me and two other volunteers we will be working on our tans and front crawl during the hottest months of the year. No we will not be in the Niger River (at least not yet anyways).

Our house is full! Three guys and one girl sharing a house isn't all that bad... We are all pretty clean individuals. To be honest I am probably the biggest slob out of the four of us. We are slowly building a new network of friends in Bamako. Mostly other Americans or ex-pats. We visit one another, have parties, go swimming or to bars, and compete in Hash Runs, flag-football, and volleyball. Hopefully a routine will form out of these escapades...

The new house has internet and I have a computer. You can always skype or email!

Peace
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