This is an obvious statement. But it's something I really didn't think about until I became a Peace Corps Volunteer and I was faced with that thought everyday.
This phrase helps me remember that people do the things they do because it's what they've done for so long and it's really hard to change. It reminds me that people don't understand me because I am unlike other people or anyone they've ever met. It tells me that some day soon (5 months guys!), I will be back around people who understand me better than anyone else in the world and love me for all my faults in addition to my good qualities.
The point is, it's easy to lose yourself out here in the many spheres we traverse as PCV's...village foreigner, school teacher, PC community member, ex-pat, etc.
I've spent so much time over the course of my PC stint trying to fit the mold of many or all of the above categories, and lately I think I've realized that I liked the person who joined PC. Have I changed in a lot of ways? Yes, probably. But I've also gone back to some things and I feel really good about that. I guess what I'm saying is that I think I'm going to come out of this whole experience with a welcome, but unexpected idea about who I am, what I want to be, and who I want to be around. I'm pretty excited.
To segue not-so-smoothly into a less existential topic, what's been going on over here anyway?
I just got back from Armenia. It was good fun. I went with Georgia PCV friends and we hung out with Armenia PCVs. I got to see some old friends' faces and meet new people too. I ate real Pizza Hut pizza and it was glorious. In so many places Armenia was covered in miles of white snow, something I'd never seen before. It was like driving through this otherworldly atmosphere.
I just got back from Armenia. It was good fun. I went with Georgia PCV friends and we hung out with Armenia PCVs. I got to see some old friends' faces and meet new people too. I ate real Pizza Hut pizza and it was glorious. In so many places Armenia was covered in miles of white snow, something I'd never seen before. It was like driving through this otherworldly atmosphere.
After the initial disappointment (frustration, anger, etc.) of being denied a grant for my school which is determined by a volunteer committee (thanks guys! Not really, you are terrible), I'm bucking up to get the money another way. More details on that soon.
Continued working on GLOW, after-school activities, gearing up for the next group of volunteers arriving in April, staying warm and getting ready for Spring.
So that's it! I should get back to work before I settle in for the night.
Love to everyone Stateside.
L
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