Today we had a couple of interesting guest presenters: one from the US Foreign Agricultural Service and another from the West African Trade Hub. They talked about exporting to the US and opportunities for volunteers to get involved on the ground, at the local level (like with farmers or something). This was cool because a) it made me optimistic about work possibilities when I get back to my site, and b) it reminds me that there is life after Peace Corps and it doesn't have to involve a boring accountant job or whatever. Hell, I almost applied to a pretty sweet FAS internship back in 2005. [I'm currently playing the "What if...? game in my head.]
But I'm wavering here (between optimism and depression) because the prospect of going back to my site, feeling so goddamn isolated and frustrated and dealing with jerks/creeps and other generally poor work partners, does not inspire the enthusiasm and motivation to go back. Argh. And I'm still really, really tired... which might explain why this post is so uninspired. [I probably stayed up too late watching those HIMYM episodes. ;)]
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Hey Tamar
ReplyDeleteI've heard there is a huge opportunity for roasted peanut exports at your site. Is that true?
Love
Sharyl
Buck up! Me thinks perhaps you've just run out of good chocolate.
ReplyDeleteMe love you big time, long time!
So I'll be the voice from the other shoulder and say-never say never on the FAS..Always keep an open mind that one road leaves to another and not always in the time frame you originally thought..
ReplyDeleteand still- lots of love and affirmation
jpo