Greetings Earthlings !!
Well here is the long awaited first entry. Thanks to all my friends for your support, encouragement and assistance in all sorts of matters. I have recd my invitation and I will be serving as a SED volunteer (Small Enterprise Development) in Cameroon. I am leaving in early June & I will be sending out an email to invite you all to an open house as a way of saying goodbye & doubling as a private “everything must go” sale. Yes, I’m still trying to stay organized – I making lists and multi tasking like a fiend – all the time lately. Now, I have the addition task of organizing all my lists ;-)
As most of you know, I spent the last 3 weeks in sunny Arizona, with my mom, who has come successfully thru lung cancer surgery. All went well & she is recovering at a good pace. Again, thanks to those of you who have been such a support and help thru a challenging time. I was completely unplugged (without internet access) while I was out there & I kept stressing that surely there were many things to be done. Mom was in the hospital for 2 weeks, which quickly began to feel like Ground Hog’s Day (the movie). Every day was about the same: get up, putter around the house, go out, do some shopping for my journey, have lunch, spend the afternoon at the hospital, go home, eat, watch too much T.V.(insomnia),……rinse – lather – repeat………In the end, it worked out well however, as I was forced to slow down and just let it all go. The timing was perfect and mom really appreciated that I was there and it took a great load off her mind. Besides, she has satellite TV – so I was able to catch lots of Sponge Bob adventures (or as my mom calls him – Sponge Boy – which works too) !! I just love that little square guy – he’s so naïve and untainted……ahhhh…….
Now about Africa! I don’t have much detail about what my assignment will look like or where I will be. For safety’s sake, as well as respecting the trust of the people I will be serving, I expect that I will not be able to share detailed information about what or how I am accomplishing my service goals. Rather, I intend for this blog to be a place to share my impressions and experiences of the sights, sounds, smells, taste and feel of this magnificent adventure. I also hope to share stories of the wonderful people I am sure to meet.
That’s it for now – I just wanted to post an inaugural note – as I promised I would have something up before I left.
Hugs and kisses….until the next riveting installment ;-)
Christine