Today is July 2nd, 2009. In 5 days we will celebrate our 1 year anniversary in Kyrgyzstan. It's amazing. While at times the days, hours, and even minutes seemed to drag on endlessly, somehow my first year with Peace Corps has flown by.
In the last year I've:
had 3 separate host families: 4 brothers, 5 sisters, 3 mothers, 2 fathers
learned to communicate in a completely foreign language
learned to see the world from another culture's perspective
taught English, geography, philosophy, life-skills, and health to Kyrgyz students
learned to live comfortably without running water or consistent electricity
discovered that you can miss home and be home at the same time
cried openly in internet cafes as a read emails from home
Just a few of the things that I've done in the last year.
Everything looks so strange when looking back on it...
TRAVEL PLANS!
On July 9th I'm travelling to Turkey to celebrate my first year of Peace Corps and to meet with 2 very close friends from home. It will be the first time in a year that I will see a familiar face from the States!
P.S. For all of my friends who love ME but don't exactly know where KYRGYZSTAN is, I'm in Central Asia NOT Eastern Europe. :)
Thursday, July 2, 2009
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