Giarrdia Is the pits!!!

I'm back in Tubaniso for a few days and we found out our site placements last night. I will be going to the region of Sikasso to a village called Kourou. It's the first time they've had a volunteer but they seem really motivated adn excited. I head out to site for a week on Sunday, so I'm really anxious about that. I'll know more once I visit, but the Sikasso region was where I was hoping for- there's supposed to be very green and humid with vegtables aplenty- which is great for me since I haven't eaten a vegetable except onions in over a week! It's also real close to Burkina Faso. In addition to working in water sanitation, it also looks like I'll be doing some side gardening projects with the village.

I've come down with a case of giarrdia- nothing too serious, but the sulfuric burps accelerated my nauseau to an uncomfortable degree. I took some medication last night and I'm already feeling better.

Nothing to new, just going to class all day everyday. I placed novice high on my Bambara exam but I'm confident I'll reach the required intermediate high by the end of next month.

Thanks for the emails and letters. Luke, so glad to hear you're home safely! I love getting letters and I'll send more letters and emails after training. Much love to all!!!!