Thursday, November 11, 2010

Heyo!

I changed the layout of my blog as you may have noticed. They gave me an option called Awesome, Inc. so obviously I had to. In my last post I had mentioned that I was going home for a while. I did...4 months ago. That was fun. Since I have come back to Senegal, I have been trying to wrap up my last few projects. The fence that I built for my garden was destroyed by cows, donkeys, and whatever else is dumb and likes to run into things. My villagers claim to be fixing it at this very moment, inchallah. Hopefully we can get that garden started before I leave this place. I also recently submitted my grant for latrines. Once it's approved and put up on the website, I'll post on here so whoever is reading this can give me money. My second and last birthday in this country just passed and it was a jolly good time. Thanks to everyone who made that week a blur. I have finally decided what I want to do after I return stateside. I am currently applying to two graduate programs at American and Columbia. I know...ambitious. Hopefully the fact that I was in Peace Corps will outweigh my college years, fingers crossed! The one at American is what I really want. It's in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development and I could potentially live in Costa Rica for a year. Another chance for Michelle and I to be connected once again. One more year has passed since her death and it still feels like a fresh wound. I miss her more than I've ever missed anything in my life. I've also lost a few other friends since I've been in Senegal. Garrett, Charles, Tim, and Danny, I loved you all and the world was better with you in it. Anyhoo, I am now preparing for the Northern extravaganza that is Thanksgiving. Hopefully everything comes together so I can stop pretending to stress out about it. I hope everyone has a good holiday! Thanks for reading.