I recently (April 2014, I'm
a little behind in my posting) traveled to Dominica (OMG gorgeous! But that’s a
separate blog post). Anyways, I stayed with other Peace Corps
Volunteers. And when they introduced me I got the same reaction. It went
something like this:
PCV Friend (to their
friends (locals or other volunteers): This is my friend, Valarie, she’s a third
year volunteer in St. Vincent. She’s been here 3.5 years.
Friend: ohhhhhhh (with an
equally inquisitive and confused look).
Yeah. That’s the
typical reaction; people cannot understand why I am still here. But
it was nice to be in good company in Dominica with a fellow volunteer who also
extended for as along and as many times as I have and encounters the same
confused expressions.
Sometimes I have the same
thoughts. Why AM I still here? (However, after having the
opportunity (not entirely my own idea) to travel back to the States twice in
the past year, it has been solidified in my mind that I am not ready to go back
to America).
Extending for so many times is particularly challenging at this
time of year. April is the time of year that most volunteers COS and
go back home. This year marks the third group of volunteers I have
become good friends with and have left. It’s starting to get
extremely tiresome becoming so close to people and having them leave.
Finally, now I am the one
to say Good-Bye!
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