We will start with the most important things first......
Happy Birthday TOM!!!!!!!!!!!
He is getting older wiser, and as always continues to be smarter than I am.
Second, I apologize to all, especially to Becca for keeping you waiting. But, drum roll please. I am staying in Benin for a third year. My new Close of Service date is December 3rd, 2007. I will have two positions. First, is I will be the new Volunteer Leader for the Parakou Workstation, which is the main northern capital. I will basically manage daily opperations of the office and serve as basically a RA for volunteers in the area, providing a go between for them and our Peace Corps administration. My second job will be in Parakou,s regional office of the Ministry of Education. There, I will be working in the English Inspectors office hopefully adding a new teacher training component to the Education program in Peace Corps Benin.
As a part of my extension good old George Bush will be paying for my trip home to the states for a month. This will hopefully be next December. I am sad to be staying another year away from you all, but I am sure just from the job discription alone it is right up my ally and an incredible chance, I just couldn,t pass by.
Alrighty, I am back off to post tomorrow with some visitors. A few other volunteers and I are going to go into Togo for a spell. Love you all and see you sooner rather than later, believe it or not.