Food I miss...
My dad's cooking
Chik Fil A nuggets, waffle fries with polynesian sauce and milk shake
Cracker Barrel veggie plate with cornbread, biscuit, apple butter and sweet tea
Biscuitville biscuit
Bojangles
Kings Inn
Thanksgiving turkey, green bean casserole, stuffing, pumpkin pie with cool whip
and so much more...
Some of you have asked what to send...Here's my wish list :)
dried fruit
condiment packets
syrup
hot sauce
sealed candy
small snack packs
contact paper
magazines (time, snowboarding, Nat'l Geo(we get Newsweek)
outdoor thermometer
doritos or sunchips
anything that does not need refridgeration
air freshner (not the spray kind, the ones that you stick or stand)
PICTURES OF Y'ALL
I know there is more but I can't think of them right now! Anything is wonderful to receive over here. THANK YOU for the packages and letters...Heather (Triplett) McNamara, Timeri & Jon, Hagan, April, Annie, Lauran and of course MOM, my cousins Monica and Robert Li.
December 3, 2008
Lindsay's correct blog address
The Chi-town gal, Lindsay, who I've talked about has a blog with a few pics up. Sorry I haven't been able to post but it takes way too long here. They will get up there eventually.
lindsaypeacecorps.blogspot.com
lindsaypeacecorps.blogspot.com
My last day in Port Vila
There is so much I want to tell y'all but time in the city is limited so it will come later.
Today is my last full day in the city...6 other volunteers have left and it was sad to see them leave. We will all see each other again in March for ESC (Early service conference). Our group has bonded and everyone is so vastly different in personality but the path we have chosen connects us. This can easily be said for my NC friends and Chi-town crew...and I wish so much that y'all could be here...or that I can beam myself to y'all for a hug right now.
I'm excited but terrified about life in Tahi, Paama. Will I fully integrate? Will my Rural Training Center succeed? Will my physical limits be stretched to a breaking point? Will I miss home too much? The language is actually so easy (which is a blessing) but it's hard to express yourself fully. One word can have a multitude of meanings so there are few adjectives to describe things.
I am getting a solar power panel so I will get some power in my house...just one lightbulb and my laptop. I'm hoping to find a fan today. SUMMER is definitely here and it's so odd. Christmas music and summer just don't fit. I heard Chi-town had a downpouring of snow and I can just imagine being all bundled up with hat, scarf, gloves, coat drudging to work in the blistering cold but beautiful snow. I never would have thought I would miss that...but I do so much.
I will post my satellite phone # and email address in the right margin...I can receive texts and calls. And this will save my sanity. I will of course appreciate snail mail so if you would like to write my address is also in the margin.
Amy Chan
Peace Corps Volunteer
Liro, Paama
Republic of Vanuatu
Phone: 00816-4148-7746
email to come
Missing home...
Today is my last full day in the city...6 other volunteers have left and it was sad to see them leave. We will all see each other again in March for ESC (Early service conference). Our group has bonded and everyone is so vastly different in personality but the path we have chosen connects us. This can easily be said for my NC friends and Chi-town crew...and I wish so much that y'all could be here...or that I can beam myself to y'all for a hug right now.
I'm excited but terrified about life in Tahi, Paama. Will I fully integrate? Will my Rural Training Center succeed? Will my physical limits be stretched to a breaking point? Will I miss home too much? The language is actually so easy (which is a blessing) but it's hard to express yourself fully. One word can have a multitude of meanings so there are few adjectives to describe things.
I am getting a solar power panel so I will get some power in my house...just one lightbulb and my laptop. I'm hoping to find a fan today. SUMMER is definitely here and it's so odd. Christmas music and summer just don't fit. I heard Chi-town had a downpouring of snow and I can just imagine being all bundled up with hat, scarf, gloves, coat drudging to work in the blistering cold but beautiful snow. I never would have thought I would miss that...but I do so much.
I will post my satellite phone # and email address in the right margin...I can receive texts and calls. And this will save my sanity. I will of course appreciate snail mail so if you would like to write my address is also in the margin.
Amy Chan
Peace Corps Volunteer
Liro, Paama
Republic of Vanuatu
Phone: 00816-4148-7746
email to come
Missing home...
December 1, 2008
The Prophecy of TAZ
Okay...so Lindsay (gal from Chi) and Mariel have given me the name Taz. How fitting some of you are thinking now. Bouncing off the walls, hyper and happy. As you may know now, I am in Port Vila for the weekend and enjoying "city life". Have gotten to know some other Peace Corps Volunteers. Oh, I still need to upload my entries about our swearing in ceremony and that we are officially Peace Corps Volunteers now and not just trainees. Hip hip hooray!!! (Our trainer actually let that chant) So, life is great right now with showers (hot and cold), toilets, ice cream, A/C, cold drinks and English speakers. Fantastic. Even going to get sushi tonight. 2 more days of luxury...then off to Tahi, Paama.
Took our 21B group to eat chinese food and we had a feast...family style of course with the lazy susan...there were 13 of us and I was soaking up all the chinese I got to talk with the owner and her family...made me miss my family and my dad's food! What I would do for that right now.
Spent the past few days shopping for stuff...house stuff and there's no Target or Walmart to buy everything but there are Chinese shops that have pretty decent stuff. I'm looking forward to getting my house set up...so nesting will do me good when I get to Tahi and the entire country of Vanuatu is on holiday until end of January practically. Truia! (that's an affirmation in Bislama) So, since it is summer here on the southern hemisphere, we have hot, sunny holidays...a far cry from the blistering cold of Chicago. Because of this heat and the holidays...Ni Vans do not do alot of work during Dec and Jan. It's spel (rest) time in Vanuatu...so no matter how bad the mosquitoes and heat are, I know I should appreciate the "vacation" time. Remind me of that when I have my second breakdown :)
I will write more later and appreciate your emails...if I don't write back, try me again just in case I didn't receive it. Use amyhchan@gmail.com until Dec 5 and volunteer@vu.peacecorps.gov (sub: AMY) after Dec 5.
Took our 21B group to eat chinese food and we had a feast...family style of course with the lazy susan...there were 13 of us and I was soaking up all the chinese I got to talk with the owner and her family...made me miss my family and my dad's food! What I would do for that right now.
Spent the past few days shopping for stuff...house stuff and there's no Target or Walmart to buy everything but there are Chinese shops that have pretty decent stuff. I'm looking forward to getting my house set up...so nesting will do me good when I get to Tahi and the entire country of Vanuatu is on holiday until end of January practically. Truia! (that's an affirmation in Bislama) So, since it is summer here on the southern hemisphere, we have hot, sunny holidays...a far cry from the blistering cold of Chicago. Because of this heat and the holidays...Ni Vans do not do alot of work during Dec and Jan. It's spel (rest) time in Vanuatu...so no matter how bad the mosquitoes and heat are, I know I should appreciate the "vacation" time. Remind me of that when I have my second breakdown :)
I will write more later and appreciate your emails...if I don't write back, try me again just in case I didn't receive it. Use amyhchan@gmail.com until Dec 5 and volunteer@vu.peacecorps.gov (sub: AMY) after Dec 5.
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