It's been almost 3
months since my last blog post! i've become such a slacker when it comes to
updating this and even Facebook. I'll work on it...
So it's offically been
one year that I've been in this country as of June 11th. Oh how time
flies and how things have changed this past year. I'm not even going to attempt
to recap the last 2.5 months in very much detail because that would take
forever...but here are some highlights...
1. Yoro first ever
girl's soccer team!- My team consisted of the girls from the CM2 class. All
that got started over me being a hot-head over the fact that I said any girl
can play soccer with any guy. So, I was challenged to a bet. The bet was that I
couldn't train a girl's soccer team to beat the boy's team. I hate to be told
that I can't do something so I marched into the middle of Yago's class and
asked the girls if they wanted to play soccer. All of them jumped up and wanted
to play. The girl's had an amazing season. They could play on the condition
that they studied hard and at the end of the year the top 7 girls in the class
are all on my team. I watched them grow into confidant young ladies that are
quick to jump up and brush the dirt off and get back out there. Man my girls
could take a hit! I've never been more proud than I was of those girls.
2. My first school year
is now over. Yago called me to tell me that 31 of the 47 kids that took the CEP
passed it! He did such an incredible job with those kids. Thats 31 kids that
are now one step closer to finishing school. Lots of things to look forward to
for next year... Like having 100% of Yoro's kids pass.
3. The "Men as
Partners" Conference that I attended in May was amazing. I took my village
dad to it and that was an amazing decision. He learned a lot and actually
engaged in all the activities. At the end of the conference he was given a
frame that said that he is a partner to all the women in his life. He was so
proud of that moment and when I got home I found that he had proudly hung it up
for everyone to see.
4. The end of my
relationship is a pretty significant thing that has happened in the last 3
months. Not going to get into the specifics. Just sometimes things don't work
out like you had planned or hoped for. In the end the distance won. Now I'll
just treasure the good memories and leave the rest behind me. I wish Andrew the
best and think of him often.
5. Food Security Task
Force update- I currently am vice president of the food security committee. I
helped work on a project proposal for a HUGE grant that USAID gave Peace Corps
Burkina Faso for food security related projects. Now volunteers will have the
resources that they need to do any projects. Also there is a conference in a
WEEK in THE GAMBIA that I get to attend with Jason and Nina. It's going to be
so epic to be able to talk about Burkina’s projects and visit The Gambia. I'll
definitely post about that trip.
6.My messed up arm.
Currently I am writing this laid up in the med unit. A few days ago I was
biking in Leo and Hugo's dog ran in front of me. I didn't have time to stop but
I hit the brakes, clipped Plato and hit the ground. When I hoped up I wasn't
bleeding except for a cut on my ankle but my arm was in a lot of pain and
shaking like crazy. I thought it was just a shock but by afternoon it was
unbearable. I called the PCMO who told me that I had to come in and get x-rays.
Luckily there is no break but it's possible that I have a torn ligament. Still
can't move it at all so I keep it in a sling. I'm hoping to be out of the med
unit soon. As much as I like having air conditioning and bagels I can't deal
with the loneliness of being the only person sleeping in here. More
updates on the arm to come.
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