Friends and family, I am well overdue for an official update as to how/what I am doing in Cape Verde. With only 6ish months left in my Peace Corps service I shall provide you all with one. I have just started a project to restore a garden space at a youth center and connect two water tanks, one of which is using recycled water. These two tanks will be used to irrigate the garden and the youth at the center will be maintaining and selling the produce. I finished writing a proposal to receive funding on this project in November and we were granted the money in February from the African Development Foundation based in Washington, D.C. Here is a picture of myself and colleagues creating a plant nursery to begin growing the vegetables that will be transplanted to the youth center. Hopefully soon I will be able to upload some before pictures of the center garden space that we will be restoring.
I am currently teaching a 6 month English course for the farmers association I am assigned to. We meet three times a week and the course is taking place until the end of my service. Teaching English has been a challenge in having to actually learn grammar rules myself and finding fun and interesting ways to present the material.
With only 6 months left in my service thoughts of America are becoming more frequent. I am still enjoying my time here and looking for further opportunities to create projects or make a difference somehow, somewhere or in someone's life. The thought of going back to the states is almost scarier than when I left the states to come to Cape Verde. When the time comes though I know I will be ready and anxious to see everyone. Until next time!
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