e-Mail on 10/12/2003 Return to List
Hey guys,
Well, I'm back now from
our first contact for Bike-a-thon. It went well. Ras missed his plane so he
wasn't able to go, but Mat came in his stead. We had a blast and worked our asses off. So right now I'm
doing some other bike-a-thon stuff until Tuesday when the PC security guy and I
go check out two villages close to mine for the new SED volunteers. From there
it's back to Bobo for a day to have a first meeting with the Mayor there and
tell him about bike-a-thon and ask for his help with the ending
celebration/concert we'll be having. When that's done, I can go back to village
for a little while.
Back in Ouaga the 30th
for more bike a-thon stuff. Then two weeks in village, then I'm working a week
and half of stage with the SED volunteers, then a Volunteer conference in Ouaga
for a couple of days, plus Thanksgiving at the AmbassadorŐs house. Then Ras and
I spend more than a week doing the second contact which takes us into
mid-December. Then it looks like Mat, Spencer, and I, plus perhaps a few
more people, will be spending Christmas and New Years in Benin, on the beach
somewhere. Then it's back to Ouaga, third contact for Bike-a-thon, then three
solid weeks of the actual bike-a-thon, then, then I can get back to my regular life in village the
first of February or so....
I already feel as though
my year is done here sometimes. I've been thinking, too...and lately I
feel as though I'll probably not be doing a third year here. I might look into
other countries to do a third year extension. But the latest plan would be to
travel for a few months after I'm done, then come back to the states and work
for a little while, apply to the JET program (teaching English in Japan) then
go do that for a year or two.... We'll see, my mind changes every day.É
Well, I guess that pretty much catches you guys up. I have found that my surge
protector no longer works...which I guess indicates that it died doing it's job
of protecting my computer. I was hoping you guys would be able to send me
another one quickly. I'm using a local power strip surge protector while I'm in
Ouaga, though I'm not sure how good it actually is.
Love you guys a lot and
miss you,
Shaffer
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