Being Prepared

Last Thursday another Peace Corps volunteer called me saying, “We need to go to Godolo, we’ll be there in five minutes, get a bag ready.” My response: “How many days?” Her response: “I don’t know.”

So I threw my hammock and toothbrush in a bag, and we accompanied a specialist from IICA (Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture) for on-site training in planting and crop management for two days.

Opportunities on short notice are very typical for me. You can never tell what new experiences you can have by being prepared for anything. In Godolo we were able to do some Peace Corps site development work and make contact for potential transportation to a UNICEF-sponsored sanitation event next month. Plus we learned and helped teach how to plant stuff. As I like to say, “never complain about adventures.”