The adventure begins...
So...It's five am in Guinea. I have not managed to get any sleep on either of the planes that brought me here (20 hours worth of flight time). Why? Because I don't sleep on planes well. Who does?
But, why am I not asleep now? Well, it could be that we're in a house living dorm style for the night (perfectly ok), and I managed to pick the one room (with 7 people) that doesn't have working air conditioning (no, AC is not a given in Guinea, but is installed at the Peace Corps Conakry house. It's ok though. I'm just hoping to exhaust myself so much that I won't mind the heat when I try to go back in and lie down. :)
I was trying to contact people online, but this computer won't let me download MSN messenger...and I couldn't remember my log in for yahoo...so in creating a new one, I have to wait for people to approve me. :( Dale and Elena are not doing this as quickly as i would like. ;) (couldn't remember any other yahoo user names)
Getting off the plane today was unreal. If anyone does come to visit me, I would make sure I was there to meet them, otherwise they'd be overwhelmed I think. But the culture looks so interesting, and looking forward to learning more about it.
Tomorrow we leave for Mamou--which is in the mountainous area. We will be there for four days and start training.
Right now, my access to internet in the future seems like it will be limited. We'll see though. Depends on where I get stationed.
Ugh. Exhausted. Must at least try to sleep in that hot room. :(
But, why am I not asleep now? Well, it could be that we're in a house living dorm style for the night (perfectly ok), and I managed to pick the one room (with 7 people) that doesn't have working air conditioning (no, AC is not a given in Guinea, but is installed at the Peace Corps Conakry house. It's ok though. I'm just hoping to exhaust myself so much that I won't mind the heat when I try to go back in and lie down. :)
I was trying to contact people online, but this computer won't let me download MSN messenger...and I couldn't remember my log in for yahoo...so in creating a new one, I have to wait for people to approve me. :( Dale and Elena are not doing this as quickly as i would like. ;) (couldn't remember any other yahoo user names)
Getting off the plane today was unreal. If anyone does come to visit me, I would make sure I was there to meet them, otherwise they'd be overwhelmed I think. But the culture looks so interesting, and looking forward to learning more about it.
Tomorrow we leave for Mamou--which is in the mountainous area. We will be there for four days and start training.
Right now, my access to internet in the future seems like it will be limited. We'll see though. Depends on where I get stationed.
Ugh. Exhausted. Must at least try to sleep in that hot room. :(