On leaving
How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.
-Carol Sobieski & Thomas Meehan, Annie
This summer I read a really great book of poems by Ted Kooser. I liked this one:
Good-bye
You lean with one arm out
against the porch post,
your big hand cupping its curve,
shy of that handshake
we both know is coming.
And when we've said enough,
when the last small promises
begin to repeat, your eyes
come to mine, and then
you offer your hand,
dusted with chalk from the post,
and sticky with parting.
posted by Jess @ 8:08 AM
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2 Comments:
Jess,
I just came across your journal about your invitation to Uganda. I added a link to your page to a database I collected of Peace Corps Journals and blogs:
Worldwide PC Blog Directory:
http://www.PeaceCorpsJournals.com/
Features:
1. Contains over 1,600 journals and blogs from Peace Corps Volunteers serving around the world.
2. Official rules and regulations for current PCV online Journals and blogs. Those rules were acquired from Peace Corps Headquarters using the Freedom of Information Act.
3. The map for every country becomes interactive, via Google, once clicked on.
4. Contact information for every Peace Corps staff member worldwide.
5. Links to Graduate School Programs affiliated with Peace Corps, along with RPCVs Regional Associations.
6. And each country has its own detailed page, which is easily accessible with a possible slow Internet connection within the field.
There is also an e-mail link on every page. If you want to add a journal, spotted a dead link, or have a comment.
Thanks for volunteering with the Peace Corps!
-Mike Sheppard
RPCV / The Gambia (’03-’05)
http://www.PeaceCorpsJournals.com/
Hello! I am also going to Uganda with the PC and found your sight through a link on the Peace Corps Uganda sight. I just wanted to say hi and I'll see you soon! Also, if you have any suggestions on how to pack for 2 years, let me know! I have found a tips from other current PCV's websights, but any info is helpful.
-Sarah
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