Just slightly.How are you? I've spent the past month running back-and-forth between Ouagadougou, Ouahigouya, and my hometown of Bobo. Been working like crazy with the Peace Corps Bureau prepping for the new Peace Corps Trainees who arrive in Burkina TONIGHT! Ahhhh ... it will be so interesting to see how they soak it all in for the first time and reflect on my own experience a year ago when I was just a wee Peace Corps lad.
Anyhoo, this is probably the last you'll hear from me on this blog before my TRIP OF MAGIC AND WONDERMENT to a little place I like to call the United States of America. Cape Cod and New York City (potentially) better be ready for my manic and triumphant return. And if you'll be in these areas during my trip and have some events or activities planned CALL ME UP. I am up for everything. I just want to soak in the Americanness of America. I want Stuffed Crust. I want plasma screens. I want clothes that practically wash themselves (chiropractors will make millions over my Burkinabé "laundry back" -- picture me hunkered over two big buckets for an hour-and-a-half, scrubbing my hands into oblivion. THIS IS MY LIFE.)
Yeah, so I'm kind of punchy right now. Been planning out training for the new people for the past month practically, and now I'm just ready for them to get here already! It's going to be exciting!
Okay, I am going out to enjoy some beverages now. In case you didn't know, this is the one-year-anniversary of my arrival in Burkina! Thanks for all your support and good vibes up to this point! LUV YA LIKE A SISTA. XOXO
