a quick beginning

Just a quick note to begin this whole thing.

I have been accepted in the Notre Dame Mission Volunteer International Program in Nairobi, Kenya. As far as I know i'll be leaving in January.

So this fall will be spent finishing up my AMAZING year at the Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center. This comes much too soon on September 1. Then it's back to the wonderful word of office temping while I raise the money for my program fund, get immunized against everything under the sun and pack up life as I know it here in Cincinnati.

We have Orientation in NYC with the Catholic Medical Mission Board at the end of October. That's when I get to meet the other volunteers going to Kenya. We'll be there for a week, so i'm hoping it gives us a chance to get to know each other a little bit.

Here are some websites that might be helpful if you want to know more about my new line of work:

Srs. of Notre Dame de Namur in Kenya:
http://www.sndden.org/sisters-of-notre-dame-de-namur-where-we-are/sisters-of-notre-dame-de-namur-africa.html

Rescue Dada: (my placement)
http://www.rescuedada.org/

Catholic Medical Mission Board:
http://www.cmmb.org/

NDMV International Program:
http://www.ndmva.org/Service_Sites/International/index.htm