Python...in the middle of the road?

Again I have no idea where the time went, but I guess this is an indication of how fast year 2 is going to go. I worked the last 2 weeks of training for the new group and was there for their swear-in, it was good overall, but trying for my patience level. Those last few weeks you are just ready to be a PCV and get to your village and I totally understand that, it was just difficult to be on the other side. I am still doing the same kind of work at post between formations and working on my grant proposal. Things on the PCVL side are going well. I did my first post visit to a 2^nd year PCV and it was really fun! I helped her paint a mural for her health center, I know I am really going to like that part of my job. I have planned to do the bulk of my visits in December. I am doing lots of stuff to get the workspace up to speed since it is still a relatively new position and building. I am waiting on new furniture, trying to get the old stuff reupholstered and decorating the office, among other tasks like safety and security and PCV support…etc. That’s enough about work though.

I moved my house this past weekend. The situation was kind of a mess because the King of the village owns my compound which brings with it many problems. My neighbors haven’t been paying rent or well I don’t know if they ever did, but anyway he’s been threatening this for a long time and never followed through. About 2 weeks ago I received a phone call from his wife (also my work partner) saying I had to move…basically if I didn’t leave neither would they, so his solution was to kick all of us out. I have been looking for houses for the past 2 weeks (also not my job) and I couldn’t find anything to meet housing standards in her price range. Anyway was working on it until the other night he came over around 8PM and forced everyone to get out. I had found a house sort of in the bush where my Maman could live too just that morning and we were planning on moving the next day, but alas we had no choice as he was standing there waiting for us to get out (nice huh?). Long story-short we moved in the middle of the night and now I have a new house—pictures to come….it’s even smaller than the other one, but who cares 10 more months left and I don’t even live there all the time so it’s okay.

Life is good overall. Ha the other day I was walking home from the market around 8-ish and there was a python in the middle of the road. It was so cool! I have never seen a python in the wild before. I wanted to pick it up, but everyone told me I couldn’t and I continued on my way, but how rare is that? Another recent story—I was in a taxi after I did a post visit the other day and it had rained. I was jamming with my earphones in and enjoying the air from the taxi ride when all of a sudden a ton of water splashed all over me. Yes, it finally happened. It was all over my face and in my eyes and everyone in the taxi was freaking out to make sure it was ok and I was just stunned that that actually happened to me! Of course I was fine, but the other passengers still made me roll up the window, haha.

Thanks for everyone’s constant support! I miss you all and hope you are well. Hugs and kisses!!!!!!!