Last Conference!

Peace Corps is a lot like high school. With such a small group of (bored) people, there are cliques, gossip and rumors abound. We’ve had a pc “prom” and superlatives were even given out at our “Close of Service” Conference a couple weeks ago. I received 2 very flattering awards: volunteer most frequently mistaken for a schoolgirl, and the “Best Petchi Scar” award.

It was a close call for best petchi scar award. The other contestant, Ariana, had hair and eyebrows fried off when her petchi exploded. How could I possibly compete with this?? The answer lies in the fact that my scar resulted from my own stupidity. Ariana had no way of knowing that the petchi was going to blow up in her face, and I burnt my chin trying to open the petchi door with my sleeve… Also, I had an actual scar on my chin instead of just missing hair so I was clearly the winner. :)

As usual, the best part about the conference was the showers, mainly the water pressure… I’ve been lucky enough in my service to have running water most of the time, UNTIL NOW!! Lately, I’ve been taking bucket baths because it’s not the rainy season anymore and now the water just drips out of the faucets. I can’t figure out the water system exactly, but it’s basically just rainwater from the mountain… Bucket baths are a huge pain, and I cannot even imagine having to take them in winter...