yesterday while chatting with the lovely Tor, she had mentioned to me that I don't really blog that much. Here's the reason why. This is the 4th time I've tried to update my blog in the last few days and the browsers keep shutting themselves down. Oh joy for internet explorer!!
Anyhoo. Saturday we did a beach clean up of our training site, now remember, this is literally the most polluted place in the world. Us 50 something people on the beach picked up plastic bottles and handed out little cards explaining that plastic is harmful to the environment. Now if only there was a sanitation and recycling system that would hasten into existence to help the cause!!
The last few weeks have been eventful, last week our group of 54 trainees went down to 52 trainees. Both these individuals will be in my thoughts often over the next 2 years of service.
The weather is starting to cool off slightly. By that I mean that instead of using a fan all night as a blanket, I don't always need to use my fan to stay cool enough to stay asleep any longer. From what I understand the change in the weather is quite dramatic, within the span of 2 more weeks it'll go from blazing sunburning hot everyday to cool/cold weather. I look forward to it. I'd look even more forward to it once I cajole my mommy to send me my winter clothes.
The last HUB day (the day when all the different sectors come together for training sessions) we had a talk from the country director who reminded us of our responsibility as PCVs to comply with PC policies. That includes in many ways, self-censorship of our blogs and emails. Though most of my blogs and emails have been my own genuine observations, this has been something we've been foretold of from the beginning about cyber communication technology and the PC views on it.
I really miss noodles and spicy food. And being able to go out at night. And being able to go places by myself without the unwanted attention from men it draws. Though yesterday when I was buying a diet coke on my way home from the main parts of town, the local shopkeep was saying right in front of my face this and this and this about the japanese girl, to which I said in my haphazard Azeri that I am not Japanese, I am from America and that I will be an English teacher. Needless to say, they were quite surprised.
I can't believe it's less than 10 days until I swear in. More shockingly, I can't believe I haven't balked at this notion of being committed to something bigger than I am for such a length of time. 27 months is quite a while. Though I'm confident I can and will be successful, for the most part anything resembling long-term commitment really freaks me out but I guess that's what I'll use the remaining 25 months to work on with the dramatic personal growth everyone assumes we go through. Seriously folks, as much as we would all like for you on the homefront to believe it's nothing but discomfort and sacrifices, there are some really great moments out here in the 'baijan.
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