Quick Update

I got to come back to Fianar sooner than I thought, so I thought I would update even though I just did recently. During the past week I got to visit Ryan’s site and some other places along the coast. It’s so nice when I get to actually see the beach even if it’s cold and the water is freezing! haha Madagascar surprises me all the time and is like no other place that I’ve ever been to. I’ve met a lot of people since I’ve been in country and even more since I’ve been at site. It’s been great and I feel that if I go into a bigger city I usually see someone I know so it reminds me of home and it’s a good feeling. I really love that I can be myself here and get things done but still am able to joke around when the time is right. I have a pretty cool job I must say. There are other volunteers that are close by me too from other sectors such as Health, Education, Small Enterprise Development, and also Environment. It’s great to have other volunteers relatively close and I hope to work with the other sectors on projects and see what my fellow Environment people are doing as well. There are two Clemson Health volunteers here as well. I haven’t met them yet and don’t know if I will get the chance, but I hope so. I like the fact that there are other tigers on this island haha. If you aren’t busy on June 26^th then you should come here because it’s Madagascar’s Independence Day and should be a huge party from what people have been telling me everyday since it was June 1^st. haha and I’m getting my hair braided my village told me, so it should be a good time! Well that’s all I got for now. Hope June has been kind to ya!

So many people have expressed to me that they want to help me and my village/Madagascar in general. Here are great ways that you can do that:

Friends of Madagascar
http://www.friendsofmadagascar.org/

Azafady
http://www.madagascar.co.uk/