I had this whole super exciting, positive post planned about how I got a site change and about how amazing my Christmas vacation in Spain was, and then this morning I fainted, busted my lip, chipped a tooth, and got up close and personal with my bathroom floor. Oh, Morocco you are a hard country to love.
Anyway, I'm fine. Angry about my tooth, but it was the wonky one so not too angry. Slightly fascinated by the size of my lip, it's HUGE. And headed to see the Peace Corps doctors tomorrow to find out why exactly I so gracefully faceplanted into the floor for no apparent reason. On the bright side I get a free trip to Rabat (land of hot showers, decent food, and internet) and maybe even some free time to squeeze in a visit to Fes to see a good friend studying there. Things could be worse.
So onto the site change and Christmas vacation. Since the last time I posted I went to our In-Service Training (IST or middle of service training) in Mehdia (a small beach town nearish to Rabat). While I was there I spoke to my regional manager about how I'd been feeling the last few months and we decided I should switch sites. That means I'll soon be moving off my mountain (kind of sad I can't say my mountain anymore) and closer to civilization. I'll be in a smallish town about 20 minutes outside of Tiznit and whole heck of a lot closer to the beach. :) And I just settled everything with my house this week! This house is amazing and kind of Posh Corps. But I think I'll have a much better quality of life there and I'm excited to finally start some work too. Pictures will be posted soon. As for Spain, it was a bit of a whirlwind. Let's just say there was much wine (a little bit of whiskey because I make bad choices), MUCH bacon and ham, boys whose sexuality was very hard to determine, and many hilarious experiences with wonderful friends.
And that's been life for the past few months. Busted lip and all, I still have a feeling things are looking up.
Anyway, I'm fine. Angry about my tooth, but it was the wonky one so not too angry. Slightly fascinated by the size of my lip, it's HUGE. And headed to see the Peace Corps doctors tomorrow to find out why exactly I so gracefully faceplanted into the floor for no apparent reason. On the bright side I get a free trip to Rabat (land of hot showers, decent food, and internet) and maybe even some free time to squeeze in a visit to Fes to see a good friend studying there. Things could be worse.
So onto the site change and Christmas vacation. Since the last time I posted I went to our In-Service Training (IST or middle of service training) in Mehdia (a small beach town nearish to Rabat). While I was there I spoke to my regional manager about how I'd been feeling the last few months and we decided I should switch sites. That means I'll soon be moving off my mountain (kind of sad I can't say my mountain anymore) and closer to civilization. I'll be in a smallish town about 20 minutes outside of Tiznit and whole heck of a lot closer to the beach. :) And I just settled everything with my house this week! This house is amazing and kind of Posh Corps. But I think I'll have a much better quality of life there and I'm excited to finally start some work too. Pictures will be posted soon. As for Spain, it was a bit of a whirlwind. Let's just say there was much wine (a little bit of whiskey because I make bad choices), MUCH bacon and ham, boys whose sexuality was very hard to determine, and many hilarious experiences with wonderful friends.
And that's been life for the past few months. Busted lip and all, I still have a feeling things are looking up.
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