Happy Holidays
Merry Christmas !!! So I made it through two weeks of post with only a few bumps in the road. I had my first meeting last week with the Red Cross group that I will be working with in my village. Everyone seems very eager to started on work. I am as well. I need something to fill my time with other than reading and language tutoring. My house is getting much more in order. My pantry should be done by the time I get back from post and I have the plans to have some other furniture made in the near future. Once my house is more in order, I will feel much more willing to start work.
Christmas was fun. I spent the holiday with some friends in Kara. I made Apple Pie and helped make a large brunch for everyone. It was really good! We also did a secret Santa gift exchange. Alex was my secret Santa. She gave me a pretty necklace and some earrings. I was Liz’s secret Santa. I gave her this cool back pack from CODANI. I think she really liked it.
I got to talk to both of my parents and my brother and grandma. It was really good to talk to them. I started crying when I was talking to my mom. I had been crying most of the night before. There is a volunteer here whose mom is staying here for the month. Seeing her around the maison made me miss my mom that much more. Everyone was at the point of tears at that point, I was just the only one to let it out. This Christmas was much harder than when I was away from my family the year I lived in Germany. The circumstances are far different. I have a less stable living situation and I am just dealing with so many things at the same time, so being away from my family during the holidays just made my emotions that much more fragile.
Other than that, I am still sick but I am going down to the med unit tomorrow morning. The Harmatton is really kicking my ass. After two weeks of a sinus infections I really just need to go to the med unit and get better. I know I wouldn’t be able to take care of myself very well.
Hopefully by next post I will be feeling better. Miss everyone back home!!!! Happy Holidays
Christmas was fun. I spent the holiday with some friends in Kara. I made Apple Pie and helped make a large brunch for everyone. It was really good! We also did a secret Santa gift exchange. Alex was my secret Santa. She gave me a pretty necklace and some earrings. I was Liz’s secret Santa. I gave her this cool back pack from CODANI. I think she really liked it.
I got to talk to both of my parents and my brother and grandma. It was really good to talk to them. I started crying when I was talking to my mom. I had been crying most of the night before. There is a volunteer here whose mom is staying here for the month. Seeing her around the maison made me miss my mom that much more. Everyone was at the point of tears at that point, I was just the only one to let it out. This Christmas was much harder than when I was away from my family the year I lived in Germany. The circumstances are far different. I have a less stable living situation and I am just dealing with so many things at the same time, so being away from my family during the holidays just made my emotions that much more fragile.
Other than that, I am still sick but I am going down to the med unit tomorrow morning. The Harmatton is really kicking my ass. After two weeks of a sinus infections I really just need to go to the med unit and get better. I know I wouldn’t be able to take care of myself very well.
Hopefully by next post I will be feeling better. Miss everyone back home!!!! Happy Holidays
posted by Alia at 11:57 AM
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