So, the school year has started and the countdown begins. Nine more months to go.

I recently started a new project in village. i am teaching hygiene and health to primary school girls, ages 8-13. I just started and so far it's been good. I continue to have my girls club at the high school. We most recently talked about role models and the attitudes to adopt in order to succeed in school and beyond. I'll also continue with my women's savings-and-credit groups which i started last year and volunteer work at the local clinic.

as i've expressed in older blog entries, i see health issues as a huge obstacle for the development of the people in my village. i enjoy working with youth and, from my experiences in Peace Corps, have begun to believe that health is where i'd like to focus my energies. so, since educating and empowering youth is crucial to developing a healthy and productive society, i've decided to spend my last year in Peace Corps working with school-aged kids to help them develop better health practices. (Ok, let's not get too ambitious. just teach them about better health practices -developing them is another story)

so, this is a very mini-update. sorry, so short. love to all. send me your hugs, kisses and thoughts.


side note:
you all suck.

my inbox is empty.
my mailbox is empty.

granted, i haven't updated my blog since july, but i live in a mud brick hut.
you've all got 9 months to redeem yourselves.

Send me:

• dried fruit (i love dried cherries!!)
• chai tea mix/tea bags
• chocolate syrup/hot choc mix (the cold season is coming and i WILL be shivering in 80 degree waether!)
• ready to eat/heat-and-eat meals (like the Indian or Thai ones you find at the grocery store)
• drink mixes - tang and country time lemonade are my faves!
• books (especially on economics, public health and development, to help me frame the experiences i am living)
• clif bars (nothing with peanuts or peanut butter, please! ewww....no!)
• candy
• photos
• magazines
• letters

really anything is wonderful. just to remind me that the outside world still exists and it loves me! merci beaucoup to ms. sullo and ms. fort for their recent postal love.