Hey everyone sorry for the delayed post,
I just got up and realized that through the process of trying to choose a topic for this post I had forgotten to do it yesterday. I'm sure nobody cares to much, but it's a standard I'm trying to hold myself to. Regardless, if you do want to see my updates when they come out subscribe using the bar on the right. If you are on mobile and confused about what the hell I'm talking about, I'll be creating a page for mobile user's to subscribe for updates.
So this morning I'm going to mass, as well as tomorrow and Sunday. It's going to be.... boring I can admit that. However for any PCV's who find themselves being brought to mass, I hope you know it's because your host family cares about you enough to drag you along 😉. I look forward to meeting people after, even if I only understand 50% of what they're say right now lol!
I woke up and read a letter at random because I was feeling a little home sick and realized I was reading my mother's letter. So as her son I feel I have a duty to address some of the concerns in her letter. I hope for the majority of people reading who are not my mother (but maybe someone else's) that this can be just as reassuring for you as I hope it is for her.
First off I wanted to let you know that I'm feeling great and I have been eating well. I actually got a Tetun bible recently which I'm hoping will help me learn the language and get in good with the Avo's. I'm using my filter daily and have been taking a multivitamin, fish oil and my daily malaria medication. You can see from the huge first-aid kit that it's fairly easy to seek respite in the case of illness. Also on the safety note, the reason we are paired with a host family for the duration of service is because they protect us from being victims of crimes due to being an outsider. My siblings call me big brother and my host dad calls me son, which is enough for people to think twice before they are cast out of their community for going their brother wrong. Also I have like 2' on 90% of the population, so intimidation is not a problem lol.
I hope this post finds you in good spirits. I am currently working on creating a new page with a forum so we can communicate publicly for future soon to be volunteers to benefit from. Let me know if you want anything else on here and I'll try to make the next post prompt. Till then I leave you with this.
"Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding."
~Albert Einstein
Much love,
~BW
