Address/Sending Packages

Hello All!

My mom sent me a package almost 2 months ago, and I've yet to see heads or tails of it, so I'm writing a post in response to that.

If you want to send me a letter, you can send it to the address that's listed there, no problem. If you want to send something that's more package-like, follow these steps.

1. Address it to "Hermana Maureen Petersen" (It'll get here a lot faster if it's coming to "Sister Maureen Petersen". Maureen alone doesn't carry much weight. Sad, I know.)

2. Throw some crosses and "Bendiga Dios" on the front of the package to help it through.

3. Be sure to list, along with what is in the package, that "religious materials" are included. I don't know why, but it works better.

Cuerpo de Paz means Peace Corps, but it also sounds like a religious organization ("cuerpo" also means physical body, and "paz" means peace, so it's not without reason.) It helps to play that up a lot where mail is concerned. My mom did not know to do that, so that package may be a lost cause.

Okay, that's all I've got right now. I'm in Ciudad del Saber finishing up with some office stuff before swearing in TOMORROW. Crazy.

Miss you all! Hope you're all well!

Commenting!

Hey Guys!

I hope everyone is doing well. I've just been in the Peace Corps office the last week taking care of office matters. Not very exciting to write about. I just wanted to tell everyone that, if you feel so inclined, please comment on what I'm writing! Either I'll know that no one is reading my blog (except for my Mom...hi Mom!), or that you're reading it and hate it, or that you're reading it and it's interesting. Let me know!

Later!

The Lost Photos!

Here are some new photos for everyone to enjoy! They´re actually kind of old, but it´s pretty hard to keep up with the photos that I take, so this will have to suffice. Some are from my Cultural week in Colón and some are from my Technical week in Soloy (or the Ngäbe Buble Comarca). Some are from the beach that I went to after Culture and Tech week. That was a highlight.

I just got back from seeing my site for the first time. It was intense. I´ll have to debrief on it and get back to you though because I´m sort of over-interneted right now. It was pretty interesting, though. I suppose I also have the next two years to get back to you on it!

Missing you all and sending love!