It has been a wild ride so far and everyday really is like a roller-coaster. I will be sitting around the kitchen campfire with all my siblings looking up at the incredible stars with my adorable sister sleeping on my lap and my heart will swell with joy.
Then my host grandfather will tell me that I am a woman and no one will ever love me because I am not a good cook, and my sister will kick the puppy that wanders into our compound, and I will feel like I am in this cruel foreign place where no one understands me.
It really goes up and down like that in at least a dozen cycles everyday! Its nothing if not constantly interesting, but I don't know if my body can handle these crazy emotion changes for much more than two years.
I like to think I have been at a pretty constant happy for most of my life. Here my range of emotions varies drastically from satisfaction to frustration, empathy to anger, and deep joy to deep discomfort.
Everyone here in the Peace Corps says, "living in a vastly different culture builds character", "living in one of the hottest places on earth builds character", "living with the crazy health challenges builds character", "living in a hut with no electricity, running water, or people that speak your language builds character"... so... I'm planning on returning home with a lot of character :)
Lots of love and hugs and kisses to ya'll. Lo
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