A Peace Corps Volunteer’s Memoirs... Is there something in the lessons I learned that makes sense of why an Arab Muslim boy who grew up in America came to understand himself (and the world) more fully in Central Africa?
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
problems seem smaller
7/6/2002:
in bamenda. 2 nights in a row in the same bed... a recent record! haven't done that or eaten more than one meal a day for the past week or so. all this traveling!
in other news... spoke to family last night. Rama and the kids are moving to Dubai. which came as a surprise. a little sad. talking to OMZ made me lighter, though. he cracked me up. he's doing well.
kristen is here... good to see/talk to her. both b/c it's her and b/c i really need someone to vent to. about a lot of things. she's going home, of course... i'm not. not right now. not for another year, insha'Allah. things i want to do here.
kristen and i also spoke about EE in Limbe... b/w the botanic garden and the WLC there are legitimate and exciting volunteer opportunities. will see if we can help get them connect to PC.
thank God kristen was here! and that i talked to OMZ, mama and rama... they all helped me put my problems in check. funny how problems seem smaller when you just tell someone.
need to go to Wum. back here in Bamenda by Monday. then off to training in Babadjou.
peace
love
smiles :)
mohamad
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
IMAGE: kristen and i... drinking [frutas] juice in the bamenda volunteer house (aka the Slum).
ReplyDeletedear cioara,
ReplyDeletethanks for the comment! but i can't read romanian... is this romanian? can you please translate?
peace ;)
mohamad
just found this post again...
ReplyDeletehere's what "google translate" says cioara posted, in romanian:
"Very interesting topics posted by you, I saw your blog and I like what I saw I will definitely come back.
Good day!"
FYI