June 15 - Why Peace Corps is Hard
A lot of you have probably heard the “Toughest Job You’ll Ever Love” slogan about Peace Corps. I’ve been here about a year now – one year on June 27 – and have done my best to share the experience through this blog. I think most of my posts have confirmed the “love” part of that slogan – I do love this job. It’s a truly amazing experience. Whenever I leave or return to my village, I ride a motorcycle along beautiful red dirt roads, through fields that are now turning green again, past herds of white cattle and groups of brightly-dressed girls and women carrying big basins of water on their heads. Dozens of people – the girls carrying water, men working in the fields or relaxing in the shade of trees – wave and call out my name. “Gorado! Gorado!” The name I’ve been given means “One who has been sent from far away to achieve a mission, and returns with a good result.” What a vote of confidence! I have spent much of my life daydreaming over the photos and stories o
Thank you for sharing--we are enjoying this blog, as it tells us different things than Sarah's blog does, and you have such a nice way of describing daily life!! --From Sarah C.'s Mom
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