Whoo! Finished with Training!!!!!

So I had the final day of training last Tuesday, and Wednesday was our farewell ceremony in Forecariah. I will probably wait a bit before transcribing my paper journal (there's a chance I'll do it myself this time, since computer time in the PC house in Conakry is free....but then again there are like 35 people here who want to use the internet).



Anyway, I'm uploading tons of pictures to Facebook now, so I will probably be here for a good long while, which will hopefully give me time to write in this blog while the files upload. The pictures should line up with my transcribed journal....so hopefully I can do that soon.



Saying goodbye to Forecariah and coming to Conakry to prepare for swearing in (officially becoming Volunteers at the Embassy), and installation (getting dropped off at site) is a bit surreal. We will be going from having almost no control over anything (work schedule, sleep schedule, food schedule, food choice, etc. etc.) to being alone in an (empty for me) house where every last decision is up to me (something that will be awesome...once I get used to the idea again....I spent a while deciding on which fabric art to buy (or whether it was even wise to buy it)). Speaking of indecision....I want a dog...specifically I want a puppy to vaccinate and train, who will be my companion in Bintimodia and who I will potentially bring back with me to the states after service.



Having a dog = RESPONSIBILITY, finding a family to watch it while you're gone for meetings, trainings, keeping it healthy, dealing with it killing the neighbor's chickens, not being able to travel as much, not being able to travel at the end of service (unless I give it to Guinean family or a new PCV just starting service), dealing with all the frustrations of a puppy while adjusting to a new village, etc etc...etc. Companionship, unconditional love, someone to talk to about how annoying X or Y student was in class that day, and it means one less Guinean dog is going to live a shitty life of disease and getting kicked by everyone.



I don't know which way I'll go on this issue, but I keep leaning more and more towards the "have a dog" side. I might wait until I find a puppy that needs saving (a weekly occurance here....usually), rather than seek one out, that will give me more time ot think it over.

Hmm, I'm mostly done uploading pictures for today, I should give the internet over to the crowd of people behind me....go look at my facebook albums, if you can't get access to them let me know and I can send you an e-mail invite to the album.