travelled to elbasan today to check the internet/mail/etc. and saw that a few people had commented on my blogs to keep me updated on what's happening in the states! thanks...
also purchased a basketball...which is a little out of my price range as a volunteer, but i can manage to be frugal in other areas over the next 3 weeks..and i figure the purchase will be well worth it...once i get back to my small town and go to the school i'm guessing after about 5 minutes of shooting around there will be enough kids there to play a full court game...it'll be good for a little cross cultural exchange..community integration...and i'll be able to practice my albanian...
as usual, things are going good...training is filled with events...lessons..and presentations...so i'm staying busy..add in studying and i'm pretty much working from morning until night...
we learn our site placements next week..which will be cool...my counterpart (my main contact at work) will most likely not speak much english...so learning albanian is even more important...some people are nervous, some are excited...i'd say i'm more excited than anything...i'll keep you guys posted on where i'm posted...
on a sad note..one of the volunteers broke her ankle while on a site visit, and since we're in the first stage of training she actually has to go home...it was a freak accident and it will be sad to see here leave...but i've already told her she has to come visit..and since there are 49 volunteers in our group, she'll have plenty of places to stay...
im still wondering how i got a vag to toe cast and she got a medivac thrown!
ReplyDeletei am pretty sure mag is super jealous of the medivac evacuation. she has only mentioned it to me like 3 times in 2 days.
ReplyDeleteGood to hear Jeff!!! Basketball was a good choice!!!... especially since the NBA playoffs start today, Lakers tomorrow!!! Try not to school the locals too bad! haha
ReplyDeleteLakers up 2-0 against the Thunder, but we haven't looked great. Kobe is struggling with his shooting, though he dropped 39 last night in a 2pt win. Artest's D has been amazing to watch in the playoffs, but KD is ridiculously good. By the time you get back to the US the Thunder will be a top 5 team...you heard it here first ;). The Kings (6 seed) are up 2-1 against Vancouver (3 seed) in the first round of the NHL playoffs. Dodgers are playin around .500 ball, but Manny had a pinch hit HR in the 8th to beat the Giants the other day, so that was good. NFL draft is tomorrow....and that's your in class Sports Report for now
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