Well, it's been a while since I've let you kind folks know what's going on in my world. So, I've got a lot of exciting things to update. I think it may be easier as a list, so here goes nothing:
-I haven't been really sick since I last updated my blog in
-The volunteers in my region started playing in the camel polo league and we lost our first two matches versus the teams in the lowest bracket in the Maradi League.
-I've been working hard to help my village get their electrical hook-ups completed and water connections finished. Much to my chagrin, they made sure that my house was the first to be connected to the grid and my refrigerator has already gone out… c'est la vie.
-The people in my office secretly slipped my name into running for the mayoral race in early 2009, which were originally slated for late this year.
-During a recent trip to
-My friends Tim and Jolene have a new family of Scientologist missionaries who have moved into their neighborhood. I haven't met them yet but Tim and Jolene both agree that they are nice. (side note: Tim and Joelne greet everyone!)
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-The Nigerien government and French venture capitalists have finished the first trans-Nigerien high speed rail system which runs parallel to the Route Nationale from
-In an unprecedented policy change that volunteers have dubbed "No Volunteer Left Behind", Peace Corps Niger has decided that volunteers would be more efficient with laptops and have started bringing laptops and generators to the volunteers without electricity in their villages. It shouldn't cost that much money because we will probably just be buying gas that's been illegally smuggled from
It's been a busy busy few weeks here in
To all of my family and friends in
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UPDATE: 04.16.2008
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Hey William,
ReplyDeleteYou have been leaving the “I’ve been sick” part out of our phone conversations. As always, you try to make sure that I am not worrying about you.
I do worry about you, but I also “beam with pride” when I read about everthing you are doing. The people you work with are very fortunate to have someone who cares so much about their wellbeing. God has placed you where he needs you the most. What a difference you are making in the lives of others!
Keep up the good work. If elected mayor, I will see if the EHS band will come over for the inaugural parade.
Love,
Mom
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ReplyDeleteHi William!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update! I hope you win mayor...I would totally vote for you. And camel polo sounds really terrifying and fun all at the same time, so good luck in your future matches!
I am looking at the Peace Corps as an option after I do my Masters in Public Health. I got into Emory and Tulane, and I have to decide where to go, but Tulane has this thing where the practicum and thesis are completed by doing 2 years in the Peace Corps! I thought that was really cool and exciting and so I might want to talk to you sometime (how? I have no idea) about what they do best and worst, how they place you, and your take on things so far. I'd probably end up in Africa somewhere in SSA, which I would be stoked about. Anyway...I suppose sometime I will e-mail you and just give you a couple months to answer!
It sounds like everything is going relatively well! I'm so grateful and proud to have friends like you (and Nate) doing amazing things that change people's lives. Keep up the good work! And don't forget that we are rooting for your health, your happiness, your mayorial election, and your camel polo.
Carolyn
OK, it took me a while to figure out the whole thing was an April Fool's joke. You got me!!!
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