Life as an official volunteer for the Peace Corps isn’t bad… I would now because it was made official last week at our graduation. The graduation was a big festivity the guest of honors where the
The day after graduation all us volunteers packed up and in nine land cruisers were delivered to our new homes. Some as far as a four day drive from Morogoro and then me a twenty minute ride, well if there is an emergency evacuation you know who will be on the plane first, suckers. I was able to say goodbye to every one and once they were gone our training manager brought me to my new school and my new home, Mzumbe Secondary. The teachers have been great and very friendly, and my head master seems to be a very intelligent and overall nice guy.
I had been really busy around my home this week since I moved in cleaning and painting. The house was very dirty and looked like a college frat house with crazy things painted on the wall. So I decided for me to be able to feel comfortable in my new home it needed a fresh coat of paint, and it gives me something to do before I start teaching which will be the first of the New Year. I hired my home stay family brother as my house help and he has been very happy to be working and making some money, and he has been doing a really good job! He loves the breakfast’s I have been cooking banana pancakes or French toast, ya I am roughing it ;-)
This weekend the other volunteers in my region are having a welcoming party for me so that will be nice to get to know the other volunteers in the region. After I finish painting this week I hope to get my bike running good and do some mountain biking. I want to ride to this village up the mountain from me where another volunteer is living; it will probably be a full day ride. I will keep you all posted! Thinking of you all and wishing I was getting ready for snowboarding season.
