Meh

It has been a long week. Probably the most difficult to so far. A lot has been going on, though not much has actually happened.

The biggest thing is that one of my good friends here was med-sepped (Medically Separated). It was not her choice- it was Washington's. Without going into detail, I will say that it was a sad week. Many tears were shed. The group has been together less than a month, but already it feels like family. We are experiencing this catastrophic life change together, so to lose one definitely shakes the field. The experience has also been a not-so-subtle reminder that the Peace Corps is indeed an agency of the US government. The way that they handled the situation is very unsettling. We were told one thing before we left the country, and then something very different happens once we are in country. At this time I do not have a lot of faith in how the program is run.

We started with 35. We are actually down to 33. Earlier in the week another person chose to ET (Early Termination). This is essentially the same thing is quitting. Didn't expect it so soon.

If I can just get through training.....