Sunday, May 13, 2012

day 330: update

Hey amigitos,

Alright, so I'm in Huanchaco right now and guess what? IT'S MOTHER'S DAY! Hurrah for mother's! I love my mum very very much. But that's not what I want to discuss right now.

So, Sue, what do you want to discuss?

-THE AVENGERS. HOLY CRAP ON A STICK. THAT SHIZZ WAS AWESOME. Joss Whedon is a goddamn genius and anyone who thinks otherwise can go eat a dead dolphin cause I don't care what you have to say.

-Speaking of dead dolphins, the ones all up on the coast of Peru and the thousands of dead seabirds are a bit disconcerting... but according to my med officers, it's alright if I keep eating the ceviche. So there's that...

-Just turned in my grant application last week and hoping to complete the other part of it to turn in this week. If I don't get the money, I'll probably be kind of sad. But it'll be ok!

-I'm a member of the Peer Support Network! Huzzah! Got an email congratulating me on that and so super pumped for the training the end of this month! So HAPPY!

-Now I'm in the running to be a member of the Volunteer Advisory Counsel and I really really really really want to be in it,  not only to learn more about the workings of Peace Corps but also to be a part of something where I think I can make a positive impact for other volunteers. We'll see how this goes, though, cause I gotta write up my "why should you vote for me" thing and send it out. BATTLE!

-Girls' camp (Campamento ALMA) is happening the end of this month and the boys' camp (Campamento VALOR) is the end of next month. I'm bringing a few girls from my site and now just got the heads up that I can actually bring a few more! So excited! This is such an amazing opportunity for these kids. Could you imagine if you were in high school and your junior year, a bunch of people invited you to not only visit a few colleges/universities and get awesome tours, camp in a gorgeous place for 3 days with an assortment of charlas designed to make you awesome, and do it all for free? Yea, that's what this is and for a lot of kids who have never traveled, never been told just how much they can achieve, never been given the opportunity to actually visit schools.... well, it's just fantastic, no?

-I love La Libertad volunteers. Like, seriously love them. The 16ers are going to COS at some point and I think for the weeks afterwards, I'm going to be dressed in black and mourning their absence. It's going to suck.

That's all I want to discuss for now! Good for you? Good for me.
PEACE AND LOVE <3