Movin' South

Long time no blog. Computer difficulties combined with limited time remaining in the beautiful SAVA forced me to stop posting and 7 months went by so quickly.  Look at the faces I had to leave! Zeanna and Lilianna are favorites and I want to cry a little bit every time I think about not seeing them everyday.  These girls were my little sisters, my daughters, my caretakers and my best friends.  I'll never light a fire or hunt a mouse without thinking of my small teachers.  I've never loved someone so much knowing from the beginning that one day I would leave them forever without means to keep in touch.



I had a goodbye party to show my appreciation for the many community members who I got to know personally and through working with them on projects.  My replacement, Christie-anne has been in the village for over a month now and will accomplish great things in her service.  Here are some photos I took on a quick visit south to my future site.  The bungalow is a bit smaller than my former house, but the proximity to the beach and gorgeous views make up for that and the difficulties of the travel to access the village.

No internet and poor phone reception will keep me 'off the grid' for the most part, but I'll make an effort to get to the city every couple weeks to check in and catch up with family and friends.  blueventures.org describes the organization I'll be working with and has more pictures of the site, if you're interested.