Bengi, Xander, and I were officially sworn in on November 13!
We gave speeches in Chuukese and Mortlockese and sang a Chuukese love song.
The mayor from the island where I will be teaching came. I am moving there on Monday.
Everything is great here. This morning a bunch of us participated in a diabetes walk and then played an awesome game of Settlers of Ketan. If you haven't played that game yet, you must!
It is really beautiful and green here. The people are really nice, especially my family. I am a little sad to be leaving them, but I will definitely see them fairly often in the near future.
I tried to climb a coconut tree to get a coconut to drink a couple days ago, and not only was it an ugly site, but I plucked a bad coconut for drinking. I hope I can work on those skills when I get out to my site.
Next task: find big plastic bags to put my stuff in for the boat ride so it stays dry.
I am really excited to be an official volunteer and get out to the permanent.
I am including a view of a collection of islands you can see from Weno.
I hope everyone is well.
John Diehl
4 comments:
haha, when you said "plastic bag", i automatically flashbacked to the time you put on a grocery bag as a raincoat.
wow, it looks so beautiful out there! very jealous. also jealous of the fresh coconuts. wish i could visit you right about now, as i sit here, freezing in my multiple layers of clothing...
-jannie
dude you climbed a tree for a coconut? take care not to damage those rockin' thighs.
-michael
I will destroy you in Settlers of Catan.
John,
The picture looks so peaceful.
I love it, but climbing trees for coconuts? I don't think so. It was easier just buying them from the vendors on the streets of Rome. Do you remember? Please be careful when climbing those trees!!!
Miss you,
Mom
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