Friday, June 27, 2008

Peace Corps Update



Im going to Zambia! I will be a HIV/AIDS Community Mobilizer...no clue what that means. The Peace Corps definition: Your task will be to help the communities to understand the basics of HIV/AIDS, identify means of prevention, care and support, prioritize, plan, implement and manage these interventions in a sustainable manner.

Because that isnt intimidating at all.

I leave July 23 for staging (a short orientation to meet other volunteers and get lots of shots) in D.C. and then we all fly out July 25 to Lusaka, Zambia. The first three months is intensive training in a local language, technical skills and cross-cultural awareness. And then we are sent to our villages for the actual 2 years of Peace Corps service.

Im doing my best to prepare and see everyone one last time so email me or call. Im hanging out in the Bay Area filling out paperwork, packing and drinking a lot of red wine. And please PLEASE write a letter to me in Africa. But most of all...send up some prayers for my safety and this great opportunity to learn about my little self in the Lord's big world.

B. Fresh