It is what it is
Hi ya'll
So Jesse and I have been keeping busy planning our trip to the states (what to eat, where to shop, what movies to see, did i mention what to eat?) and getting our current projects wrapped up or passed along. Jesse now has 5 interviews (UWashington, Georgetown, U Michigan, U Colorado, and Northwestern). Very exciting stuff, and perhaps a few more will come in before we go...
J has been working with the local AA chapter here and is giving a presentation today to the Technical college about safe and responsible drinking. Yesterday we had a training at a local hospital for new parents. It was a mix of new/young moms and neighborhood health volunteers...good capacity building opportunity. We had a good turn out and ended up on TV. Monday I am doing a training of trainers for my work on the mentoring program so they can do it while i am gone and have been working hard on getting the resource room put together. I think one more day and it's good. Jesse has started a new "wheat fund project" (a grant of $2000 given by the embassy from extra money generated by the selling of america's extra wheat or some such). He did a needs assessment with the community and they identified the open container market as a place they want to clean up. So they are proposing that regular trash pick up and garbage containers go in. The application process is pretty lengthy so he will be working on it in the states i suppose. But it should be good and a nice little legacy if it all works out.
Our world was turned a little upside down last week when we were unexpecdidly told we will have to move. Our hashaa (yard) is being sold and we needed to find a new place to live before we left for the states. We found out on Thursday and they wanted to move us that Sunday but it was too soon. Peace Corps happened to be here doing the fall checks on placements so were able to scope out some possible places. It ended up that most options (there were only a few since we still wanted to live in a ger) did not meet some standard. But we did find a new yard to pitch our ger, jesse's director's yard. Don't know much about the family. They just built a new house and there is the mom, dad, daughter and grandma living there. We move on Friday. We shall see how it goes. I think they will drop our ger, then pack the furniture (with all our stuff stashed in it because there aren't boxes or anything to pack into) and then move the furniture set it back up and then put the ger back up around it. I will take pictures to be sure.
Other than all that things are going well. A little stressful but that is ok. Hope to see many of you soon.
Cheers.
posted by si @ 7:27 PM
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Okay, everybody who's excited that Jesse and Sierra are visiting the states raise your hand!
You realize that you're going to be in my neck of the woods, too, when you come out east, don't you? I can be in Georgetown before you can read the first 100 pages of War and Peace. And if you really want, you can have my car to motor around the east coast. You'll have to figure out how to get it back to me, but the offer is on the table. Regardless, I'm going to come visit you when you're out here. I think it would be illegal for me not to.
Too bad about moving the ger. So many fond memories. So many dead camels. Though it sounds like you two are basically camping in the backyard, so you're kind of more like permanent nomads, if you really think about it. If you don't think about it, then you got the short end of the stick. At least it happened while you were still there and not after you had left for the states. That could have been tragic.
Keep me posted as to your thoughts/decisions about medical school. I think I'm going to play follow the leader with graduate school, as much as it's possible. Michigan has a GREAT Classics grad. program. I was going to say no because it's too cold, but if you two should end up there, I might make it work. East Coast wouldn't be a bad option, either. Everyplace is so close out here. If you end up in Washington, I could always fall back on Berkeley. So you see, I've got all my bases covered. Everything hinges on you two.
Right, well, look forward to seeing y'all! Be safe. Be warm. Be BEAUTIFUL.
I think I'll relocate to wherever you decide to go to medical school too! I'm sure Matthew just forgot to mention how fun it could be to have the mother-in-law in the hood. You know I can cook.
I'm so looking forward to your visit to the states (however brief our time together may be).
Travel safe!
Love
Your Lady and LIL
SiB and J -
See, here's the thing. I live ACROSS THE RIVER from Georgetown (you can see it from my road). Thus, you should stay with me!! Well, at least for a night or two--my new apt is a bit bigger than my former hole in the ground (seriously, John and Timilin can testify).
So super excited to see you both! If Gtown doesn't work out, then go to UW. It is the best but I am biased with two parents that went to UW med. That way I can see you! Oh, and my co-worker's husband is a prof at Gtown med and says good things. Also, the ex is another Gtown med grad and he loved it. Lots of great things about the two washingtons!
I'm so excited!!!
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