Hi family and friends-
Not too much to update at the moment. Been keeping busy tying up loose ends before training is over. Will be leaving Kivshovata next Monday morning at 730 a.m. Spending Tuesday and Wednesday in Kyiv and I believe arriving at site Thursday. I've got a lot of laundry and packing to do before Monday morning, but otherwise I'm ready to go. Officially moving from trainee to volunteer status!
I taught my final lesson in Kivshovata last Friday. I was surprised at the end of class when two of my students approached me with a present. It was a small bag of "trinkets" of sorts- a notebook, a pen, hair elastics, a silver bracelet. The best part was a letter they wrote me, in English, asking me to "correspond" with them over the next two years and telling me that they were feeling "grief" over my departure. Adorable.
I've been getting a lot of requests for pictures and I'll definitely work on it. The laptop is on it's last leg, but I should be able to upload straight from my camera to the computer so watch for those in the next few weeks.
Hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season! I'll be thinking of you on the 25th!
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Hey Cait, it's Ricardo from back at school. I hope you're doing well with the corps. Let me know how you're doing!!
Ricky
rgonzalez@smcm.edu
Hey there Sunshine!
Thinking of you as we are wrapping up Christmas preparations. Just finished cooking the meatballs for Christmas Eve. Hope your new site is going well - can't wait to hear all about it. I'm not suprised that your "trainee" group was sad to see you go, but its exciting for you that you are moving on to new things.
Amanda is in Early Action to 3 schools - UVM, Northeastern and Univ. of New England. Needless to say, she is greatly relieved. Still waiting to hear from UConn and Qunnipiac. The Senior Slump begins!
Can't wait to talk to you on Christmas. Miss you lots and thinking of you often.
Love, Aunt Terry
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