wow. as much as i predicted that regular posts on this blog would be few and far between, i could not have predicted that they would be this few and far-between. little time and much to say. our 2mos. of training is now all but over. we (the 16 of us that make up the health 2005 'stage') disperse to our respective sites this next week. i will be going to ambalavao and feel very lucky about that. had a 4-day site-visit that was very positive at a time when i needed it, as i had been flirting with ideas of bailing on this plan.
so to attempt to recap...it was 'hit the ground running', instant and complete cultural immersion. pretty much has lived up to the romanticism that most conjure up when imaging what peace corps is like, page out of national geographic-esque. the initial shock of life in a developing third-world country has subsided and what was once shocking has now already taken on a sense of normalcy. amazing what you can get 'used-to'.
new mailing address...mike hibbard PCV, BP 221, 301 fianarantsoa, madagascar
address in ambalavao, though i'm not yet sure if i have the capability to receive mail direct here...Lot III G17, Avaramanda, Ambalavao 303, Madagascar
more to come later. thanks for being patient and giving some of your time.
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so to attempt to recap...it was 'hit the ground running', instant and complete cultural immersion. pretty much has lived up to the romanticism that most conjure up when imaging what peace corps is like, page out of national geographic-esque. the initial shock of life in a developing third-world country has subsided and what was once shocking has now already taken on a sense of normalcy. amazing what you can get 'used-to'.
new mailing address...mike hibbard PCV, BP 221, 301 fianarantsoa, madagascar
address in ambalavao, though i'm not yet sure if i have the capability to receive mail direct here...Lot III G17, Avaramanda, Ambalavao 303, Madagascar
more to come later. thanks for being patient and giving some of your time.
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