I have a post mate. Her name is Erin and she's kinda awesome. The best thing about her is that she and I approach the Peace Corps in much the same way. Everyone here thinks the world of us and that we will revolutionize their lives. Then they laugh at us when we propose the idea that maybe they should let women outside their compounds and effectively double their workforce. "Haha, things are just different here". Yes, yes they are. We spend a lot of time talking about what exactly we can do or change and how exactly we can do it. Then we realize that everything is incredibly daunting, nothing we do will really stop poverty or make an oasis in the desert, and we begin to question what the hell we are doing here in the first place. After that we laugh, make lemonade, and go climb a tree. When it comes down to it, we are just along for the ride and we are damn well going to enjoy it. I kind of won the Peace Corps lottery....
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