First week of volunteering is complete. Things seem they will be alright. I'm already working on a brochure about diabetes that the workers can hand out to the patients after they educate them about their condition.
My room is looking up to speed also; with new curtains, some authentic African wall decoration, and a few candles make it my own.
My roommate is friends with a few of the ex-pats living nearby at the Medical Research Company (a British org.) who just happen to have a sand volleyball court, which I was fortunate enough to play yesterday, which also makes me a very happy PCV. I planned on not playing volleyball for the next 27 months of my life. Theres also talk of "beach, touch rugby" - sign me up. Anything for a sport that gives me some exercise and that isn't related to soccer. I'm stilll looking into finding somewhere to get a surfboard.
OK, Hope everyone is well.
DrS
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My Peace Corps Volunteer Experience in The Gambia. I will be working at the National Nutrition Agency which runs every nutrition program in the country including, salt iodization, vitamin A supplementation, anemia control, etc. I'm a Registered Dietitian interested in international work.
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5 comments:
Very very cool: volleyball and rugby!! We are following very closely.
Everything is progressing along (not as planned) here, but progressing just the same. I think we like it better without plans and maybe we should just stop planning all together huh?
Has moms package arrived yet?
No package yet. Dad handled the postage responsibilities so it may get here by the end of my two years. Yeah, no plans are good plans.
We also experienced problems when shipping. We have 2-3 packages that we will be sending staggered to keep inventories up...
is having the ball OFF the ground LEGALL in africa, dave?? i cant believe it...v-ball just never seams to leave you behind. have you taught anyone this gravity-defying game yet?
ah, so we went to see Mr. Don.....ahhh, what a breath of fresh air he is...he had us cracking up the whole time. man he is SO so naturally funny. You can just download the sermons from mars' website...www.mhbcmi.org
wish you coulda been here...but you are where you are...and that's where you should be.
its final time! 2 down, 6 to go!
lata-
jon
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