happy america

Okay, quick post today. Mostly because we have SITE ANNOUNCEMENT tomorrow, which means I find out where I'm going to live for the next two years, so I'll probably have significantly more to tell then. I can't even think about anything else right now. I want it to be tomorrow, like, right now.

Oh, but I can talk about this past weekend, and that grand American holiday, the fourth of July. On which date (as I explained to my host parents) we declared our independence from the tyrannical King George of England and his exploitative taxation policies. In... 1775? I'm pretty sure that's wrong. 1776? Well, the general idea is right. I'm teaching science.

But we, as stageaires (PC trainees), celebrated in grand fashion. Sans fireworks, but with hamburgers and pasta salad and Brakina (a local beer.) And hand-crafted pin the ___ on the ___ games, including my personal favorite, pin the Peace Corps Love on the Obama. It is currently hanging on my wall.

Okay, last information. Packages cost me like nothing to receive, so feel free to send them! I would be particularly grateful for: chocolate, drink mixes, candy, chocolate candy, any candy, granola bars, trail mixes, anything, chocolate. They can be sent to that one address I gave, and from there will eventually get to me.
And if you want to call, you can do so during my lunch, 12:30-2:00, or anytime after school (5:15-10.) And I'm pretty sure the time difference is 4 hours ahead of EST- I think we're on GMT here.

MORE INFORMATION TO COME. VERY SOON. MAYBE NOT TOMORROW, BUT DEFINITELY WITHIN SEVERAL DAYS.