15 Oct 07
It’s week four and I already know where I’ll working the next two years! So here’s how the process of finding out went… about two weeks ago, we got a list of the villages where the posts are, but we didn’t have any information about them other than where they are located on the map and what current volunteers have told us about those regions. You would think that no one could possibly have a strong preference for any particular post based on such limited information, but there was one post that immediately stood out to me. And the more I talked about this post, the more I felt attracted to it. I was really trying not to think too much about it, since I wanted to be excited for whatever post I would end up with and not limit myself. But then last week the project director gave us a presentation with more specific information about each site and went through each one. I tried my best to keep an open mind and be as unbiased as possible, but I just happened to pay the best attention when she talked about this particular site and was even more excited about it by the end of it. After the presentation and after talking some more with a couple volunteers, I went into my interview with the director almost certain I was going to get that site. And, voila, so it was.
Information about the site: It’s called M’poti. It’s located in southern centrale. It has a population of about 2,000. It has a paved road, which makes me happy since that makes getting around a lot easier. I won’t have electricity (sadly) or running water after all, but I’ll survive. I’ll be living in a compound with a woman and her kids-- this just means that they live right next to me, but I’ll be doing my own thing. I’ll have two rooms , a cooking area, and my own latrine and shower. I think this is going to be a great set up. I’m really happy I’ll be living alongside a family. The other great thing is that I have been able to hang out with two other current volunteers that are in the same area and who I will be seeing fairly frequently. They are super great… except during a soccer game this past week, one of them kicked a soccer ball in my face and the other one just about took me out when he slid to kick the ball. But they also bought me a drink at the bar, so it’s all good.
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