Tomorrow is the - or at least 'a' - big day!

"Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out."

Hey everyone. Please excuse my loooong delay from writing, it's occurred as a result of a number of factors. Firstly, there just hasn't been much going on! My life right now is very calculated - training has its benefits but in general it's just machinery through which I have to work my way. Tomorrow we all have our big ceremony to announce where in Botswana we will be placed for two years. I had my interview this week... my supervisor seems incredibly receptive about our desires and preferences so hopefully I will be pleased. At the end of the day, my placement will matter a lot less than my perception of it, but there are a few spots I am really itching to be a part of. Then on Tuesday we have the pleasure of going to visit our site for a week or so, and then we come back to wrap up about two more weeks of training. I'll be very much ready to go to site - I'd be ready if it was tomorrow - but I am trying to reap what I can out of everyday at the moment, especially since I know I will miss some of my fellow colleagues once we disperse.

This week I haven't gotten much sleep at all, I am sure in part due to tomorrow's big news. I feel a little bit lonely... just a little bit, don't worry! I think the ironic part is that my loneliness is juxtaposed with an extreme eagerness to get to site and be alone. I am indeed an enigma at times.

I hear gas is high in America... you know what that means? It's even higher in the rest of the world. Hate to burst your bubble. The prices of taxis and buses went up a lot here as well. But it's something we'll all have to work through together I guess.

Anyway, no more words for now - I'll try to post Monday before I leave for my site.

Thanks Scott for the periodic phone calls... hope the cycling is going well! Rick, your gift box is being used daily, and each time with many thanks to and thoughts of you. Dana and Ginnie, sorry our calls got cut off - service has been bad. Try again soon? Jess and Becky, I'm in the process of formulating a nice response to you both.

Karin, where are you?

Love you all.