Well...
I only have two stomach parasites at my mid-service check-in. I consider that a major accomplishment. Officially my weight is 162 down from 204. My teeth have been cleaned and my eyes checked. So, a toast to my good health is perhaps in order.
I have been comming and going from village. After the tragic accident, things were very normal. The parents of the girls I took seemed almost to be apologizing more to me for my loss. SDeath here is just taken in a completely different context, which perhaps was the hardest thing, because I simply had nothing to compare it to.
Anyway, on lighter and more joyous news, my grant got funded. Thank you to whoever it was because I am honestly not sure who funded it just yet. For those of you who are still interested, there is a girls scholarship program on-line right now. http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=resources.donors.projdetail&projdesc=680-110 I am on the committee and it is an excellent opportunity to further girls education in Benin. So, if you want to donate to Peace Corps, didn't get the chance and want to...here is your chance, because I can almost guarantee I will not do another project requesting this magnatude of funds again.
Also, I posted a ton of photos. Check them out at yorkphoto.com.