Today our sitemate, Katie, is heading back to the states. We are sad to see her go but also very excited for her, because she did her two years and is going back to get her master´s and do some incredible things. So, this is in honor of her.
When we came here, we were absolutely lucky to replace her. Why? Well besides the fact she´s pretty cool to hang out with, she is also relaxed and never made us feel like we had to continue everything she had started. In fact, she emphasized that we should make this town our own experience, and do the projects we liked. For that, I thank her. Some people replace volunteers and feel pressure to do everything that they did or live in their shadow, but with Katie it was a perfect balance of her help as we learned our way around, and our own space to get our own things going. Plus, she left us an awesome house to rent and stuff in it! Peace Corps gold!!
Katie was loved by our town, and her fellow peace corps buds. I only hope that I can build the relationships she did, with other volunteers and people here. That´s what makes Peace Corps worth it, those new friendships! Enough corny stuff! The town people here did buy a Dora the Explorer piñata at her going away party, preclaim it looked just like her, and then beat the @#%# out of it! :) So....our town has a wierd sense of humor.
Anyway, thanks Katie, we´ll miss ya, keep in touch, and now you will always be famously remembered on our blog!
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