I made it to Philly yesterday safe and sound. Saying good-bye to my parents was ridiculously hard, but I know they are extremely happy I am out of the house...finally!
I arrived here and had a sinking feeling in my stomach...how do I make friends? Did I pack the right stuff? What the hell am I doing?!?! I was just about to go to the hotel bar and drown my sorrows in a very strong, dirty martini, when I saw a group of people that looked my age, carrying huge backpacks and introducing themselves. So, I grew some cajones, and went up and introduced myself. The first person I met, who would have thunk it, was a guy from Madison (went to Memorial, ick) who had been working Milwaukee for quite sometime-What a small world :)
A group of 6 of us went out for pizza and beer downtown and then we came back to my room and chitchatted. I think we are going to go do some touristy stuff this morning and then we have orientation starting at 12....since we are now government employees, we have a ton of paperwork to fill out (of course) so that should be a good time. Everyone seems very nice and we all are in a similar boat, thank goodness! I was happy to hear that lots of people don't know French...phew!
I still have sinking feelings when I wake up and about every 10 minutes, missing everyone-including Daisy :( Hopefully, I will be so busy soon that I won't have time to even think.
We are off to New York tomorrow via bus and then leave for Cameroon at 6:30 pm...Can't believe I am finally going back to Africa!!!!
Back to Africa! Yay! You're going to rock it. I hope showering with a cup is the norm - then you will really feel at home. Make sure to take lots of baby pictures for me? LOTS OF LOVE! bisous
ReplyDeleteGood luck Laura! I'm gonna be a fan of this blog for sure! Take care in Cameroon, and I know you're gonna rock it!
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So excited to follow your blog! You are now added to my google reader so I can creep on you efficiently!
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