Sickness #1

I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and got everything you wished for. I got a plastic bowl with a lid, some sugar, tea candies and small glasses. We had a Yankee swap thing at the beach. The beach was awesome. It was really clean and pretty and we stayed in a great place. you should all come visit me just so we can go to the beach. Got to swim in the water, it was a little chilly but not too bad. We met some volunteers from Guinea and one from Zambia. I ended up staying 2 nights instead of the planned one night. When I got back to the regional house I got kinda sick though. Stomach stuff. A lot of people had it. I ended up resting at the regional house for a couple extra nights, watched some movies and did a whole lot of nothing. Now I am taking some meds for it so I am starting to feel a little bit better. I can rest more in the village.

There isnt really too much to report since the last post. It was not as hard as I thought it would be to be away for Christmas. Although it didnt feel like Christmas at all. I have been out of the village for 6 nights and I am actually looking forward to going back so that is a step in the right direction. And now I have just under 6 weeks until I return to Thies for In Service Training(IST). Today I have been in country for 3.5 months. I have a lot of time on my hands to figure these things out. And it is a really big accomplishment. Getting through a day is a big deal. Having little things like IST to look forward to really helps. Ok, I know this one wasnt very exciting but I will come up with more for you in a couple of weeks. Love you all! Happy New Year and Tabaski!