End of training

I ended up killing that chicken on Thanksgiving. I was not expecting it...I came home and my host mom had three chickens chillin on the porch. She said today was the day. I said, but my brother isnt here to kill it too. She said I would have to do it alone, or let her do it because either way it was going to die. So I sucked it up and killed a chicken. Theres no better day than Thanksgiving to kill a bird!

Next Tuesday I swear in to become a Peace Corps Volunteer! Finally! I decided when I was in high school that I wanted to join the Peace Corps someday, so after years of volunteer work, 3 years in college, a year of the application process for the Peace Corps, I am finally here! I made it! I am so relieved and feel so accomplished.

I dont have anything specific to write about. But I am trying to think fast since I am paying by the minute. Send me some suggestions, anyone?

Hmm...I just want to say how proud I am of my host brother. So here, the education system is ´´a little´´ corrupt. Children get by with cheating and teachers have inappropriate relationships with their students. Not many people make it past grade 10. And, people may have to repeat grades several times, so it would not be weird to find young adults in the 7th grade. Anyway, with that being said, my host brother is 17. SEVENTEEN! And he is graduating high school this month. Not only that, but he just completed grade ten and took a test that he passed with flying colors that is enabling him to skip the next 2 grades and move on to college. Yup, he is going to college! When I first got here, he told me he wanted to be a teacher and teach portuguese in the U.S. someday. Two weeks later, he wanted to be a doctor. A week later, he said he wants to be President of Moçambique. Then, he went to the university in Maputo to apply and has to take a test next month. But he came back saying he is going to study math and physics to be a teacher because all the spaces to become a doctor were full. A little might have gotton lost in translation...but I think he may still be trying to become a doctor..Point of the story: my host brother, who I am going to just call my brother for now on, has ambition and I am proud to say that I believe he will really do great things for this country in the future!

Tomorrow is our party with our host families. They all pitched in 900 MTS! PC told us they bought a COW! I am really excited to attend...more excited to eat good food and take lots of pics. Cant wait to tell yall all about it!

xoxo