Home!

After short visits with friends in Lebanon and the UK, I am back on US soil. It's really good to be home, and I'm looking forward to grad school in the fall. But it was also really hard to leave Kisiki. I know I can stay in touch, but it's not the same. There's so much I'm missing out on now. District athletics and music competitions. The start of a school weather station. The reading room really getting under way. Students preparing for their national exams. Daily life moving forward bit by bit.

But, I life moves on, and so I'm back home. I'll be relaxing into US living for 3 weeks in DC. My brother's home, and so we'll actually have some quality family time. A few good books, a city full of museums, and a lot of emails to catch up on will keep me just busy enough until I move to Boulder and start the next adventure.

I won't be posting here anymore, but (hopefully) you all have my email and can drop my a line whenever. Thank you to everyone who's supported me through all of this. I know some of my fellow PCVs who've had to struggle with family and friends who did not understand why one would ever leave the luxurious developed world to spend two years so far from home. I've been so lucky to have friends and family who see value in Peace Corps and have encouraged me to pursue my dreams, whatever they are. Thank you.